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If the adjacent sides of a parallelogram are equal then parallelogram is a ______.

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If the adjacent sides of a parallelogram are equal then parallelogram is a ______.

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  • rectangle

  • trapezium

  • rhombus

  • square

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Solution

If the adjacent sides of a parallelogram are equal then parallelogram is a rhombus.

Explanation:

In parallelogram the opposite sides are equal. When the adjacent sides becomes equal all the sides of the parallelogram becomes equal and hence it becomes a rhombus.

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Chapter 5: Understanding Quadrilaterals and Practical Geometry - Exercise [Page 147]

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NCERT Exemplar Mathematics [English] Class 8
Chapter 5 Understanding Quadrilaterals and Practical Geometry
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