Congruence in Two Dimensions

Lesson 18

Math

Unit 2

10th Grade

Lesson 18 of 18

Objective


Prove theorems about the diagonals of parallelograms.

Common Core Standards


Core Standards

  • G.CO.C.11 — Prove theorems about parallelograms. Theorems include: opposite sides are congruent, opposite angles are congruent, the diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other, and conversely, rectangles are parallelograms with congruent diagonals.

Foundational Standards

  • 8.G.A.2

Criteria for Success


  1. Determine that diagonals of parallelograms bisect one another through establishing triangle congruency within the parallelogram. 
  2. Extend understanding about parallelograms to rectangles, and make a conjecture about the diagonals of rectangles. 
  3. Extend this understanding to parallelograms that also have congruent sides (such as rhombuses and squares) to determine a conjecture about the diagonals of these shapes. 
  4. Determine whether trapezoids fall under the same diagonal conjectures as parallelograms. Define features of a trapezoid that need to be present to establish particular relationships. 
  5. Use the theorem that diagonals bisect each other in a parallelogram, as well as angle relationships in parallel line diagrams, opposite sides/angles of parallelograms are congruent to identify parallelograms and counter examples for parallelograms. 
  6. Prove parallelograms using established theorems.

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This lesson has only one anchor problem, so that students have sufficient practice identifying and proving relationships in geometric figures. 

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Anchor Problems

25-30 minutes


Below is parallelogram $${JKML}$$

Show that $${\overline{JF} \cong \overline{FM}}$$ and $${\overline{LF} \cong \overline{FK}}$$.

Guiding Questions

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Target Task

5-10 minutes


Below is rectangle $${GHIJ}$$ with diagonals $${\overline{GI}}$$ and $${\overline{HJ}}$$. 


 


Prove that $${\overline{GI}} \cong \overline{JH}$$

 

References

EngageNY Mathematics Geometry > Module 1 > Topic E > Lesson 28Example 3

Geometry > Module 1 > Topic E > Lesson 28 of the New York State Common Core Mathematics Curriculum from EngageNY and Great Minds. © 2015 Great Minds. Licensed by EngageNY of the New York State Education Department under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US license. Accessed Dec. 2, 2016, 5:15 p.m..

Additional Practice


The following resources include problems and activities aligned to the objective of the lesson that can be used for additional practice or to create your own problem set.

  • Include problems where students need to identify that the diagonals of rhombuses and squares intersect perpendicularly. 

Lesson Map

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Topic A: Introduction to Polygons

Topic B: Rigid Motion Congruence of Two-Dimensional Figures

Topic C: Triangle Congruence

Topic D: Parallelogram Properties from Triangle Congruence

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