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Pyramids and parallelograms 2010-04-01
From Vivi:
Hi, my name is Vivi, and math teacher is giving a geometry test. I tend to forget how to find the surface area and volume of triangular pyramids and parallelograms. Do you have a way of remembering how to find the surface area?
Answered by Harley Weston.
A hexagon has 3 parallelograms 2008-07-21
From Stephanie:
A hexagon has 3 parallelograms but I am unsure of how to cut a hexagon into 3 parallelograms. Can you show me what this would look like?
Answered by Harley Weston.
Can a square be a rhombus? 2003-03-04
From Beth:
Can a square be a rhombus? Some sources say yes, some say no. Some sources define a rhombus as a quadrilateral and parallelogram with equal sides, but without right angles. Some sources say a square is a special case of a rhombus. Clarity, please!
Answered by Walter Whiteley.
Can a square be considered a rectangle? 2003-02-27
From Carla:

Can a square be considered a rectangle? (since opposite sides are same length and parallel)

Would a regular hexagon or octagon be considered a parallelogram since its opposite sides are parallel? or does a parallelogram HAVE to have only 4 sides?


Answered by Penny Nom.
Parallelograms 2002-08-21
From Moorthy:
11 parallel lines are intersected by another 9 parallel lines.Then how many parallelograms are formed?
Answered by Walter Whiteley.
Congruent parts of congruent figures 2000-03-10
From Erica:
Yesterday, I recieved a test problem asking to prove two line segments equal. Here is the problem as I was given it:

Given: paralleogram ABCD
AE is perpendicular to DB
CF is perpendicular to DB
Prove: AE is equal to CF

I answered the problem as follows:
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Answered by Walter Whiteley.

 
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