Given: A rhombus is a quadrilateral with 4 congruent sides. Prove: If quadrilateral ABCD does not have 4 congruent sides, then i

Question

Komok [63]

3 years ago

15

Given: A rhombus is a quadrilateral with 4 congruent sides. Prove: If quadrilateral ABCD does not have 4 congruent sides, then i

t is not a rhombus. Determine the first step to prove this statement using proof by contradiction.

Mathematics

2 answers:

Alenkasestr [34] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-07T14:26:08+03:00

Alenkasestr [34]3 years ago

7 0

A rhombus is by definition a quadrilateral all of whose sides are congruent (have the exact same length). To prove by contradiction, you have to assume that a quadrilateral ABCD does not have 4 congruent sides and is a rhombus, because that is against the definition.

Katen [24] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-07T13:14:46+03:00

Katen [24]3 years ago

6 0

Assume ABCD does not have 4 congruent sides and is a rhombus