Geo: Rhombus

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Geo: Rhombus

by yellowho » Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:58 pm
Is quadrilateral ABCD= rhombus?

1) AC & BD are perpendicular bisector

2) ABCD = square

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by Anurag@Gurome » Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:41 am
yellowho wrote:Is quadrilateral ABCD= rhombus?

1) AC & BD are perpendicular bisector
2) ABCD = square
Statement 1: AC & BD are perpendicular bisector
Hence, ABCD is a kite, which may or may not be a rhombus.

Not sufficient

Statement 2: ABCD is a square
All squares are rhombuses.
Therefore, ABCD is a rhombus.

Sufficient

The correct answer is B.
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by yellowho » Sat Mar 19, 2011 1:25 am
Anurag,

Is there a reason this out using basic geometric rules rather than memorizing properties of each shape?

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by Anurag@Gurome » Sat Mar 19, 2011 1:34 am
yellowho wrote:Anurag,

Is there a reason this out using basic geometric rules rather than memorizing properties of each shape?
I think it is better to remember these trivial properties/rules rather than going for the reasons which will take a significant amount of time.
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