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State with reason whether the following statement is ‘true’ or ‘false’. Every parallelogram is a rectangle.

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Question

State with reason whether the following statement is ‘true’ or ‘false’.

Every parallelogram is a rectangle.

Options

  • True

  • False

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True or False
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Solution

This statement is False.

Reason: 

If all angles of a quadrilateral are right angles, then it is a rectangle. It is not necessary for all angles of a parallelogram to be right angles. Therefore, not every parallelogram is a rectangle. 

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Chapter 5: Quadrilaterals - Practice Set 5.3 [Page 69]

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Balbharati Mathematics 2 [English] Standard 9 Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 5 Quadrilaterals
Practice Set 5.3 | Q 5. (vi) | Page 69

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