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Question
Diagonals of a quadrilateral are perpendicular to each other. Is such a quadrilateral always a rhombus? Give a figure to justify your answer.
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Solution
It is not necessary that a quadrilateral having perpendicular diagonals is a rhombus.
E.g. Consider a trapezium ABCD in which AB || CD.
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