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Question
If a diagonal of a quadrilateral bisects both the angles, then it is a ______.
Options
kite
parallelogram
rhombus
rectangle
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Solution
If a diagonal of a quadrilateral bisects both the angles, then it is a rhombus.
Explanation:
A parallelogram is a quadrilateral whose diagonal bisects both angles. It is also true for rhombus and rectangle but in a rhombus all the sides are also equal and in a rectangle all the angles are also equal.
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