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

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Question

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

Every parallelogram is a rhombus.

Options

  • True

  • False

MCQ
True or False
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Solution

This statement is False.

Reason:

All the sides of a rhombus are congruent, while the opposite sides of a parallelogram are congruent.

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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. (i) | Page 69

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