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Chapter 5: Q. 4 (page 199)

Complete the following statement with the word always, sometimes, or never.

A rhombus is ___ a parallelogram.

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A rhombus is alwaysa parallelogram.

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Step 1- Apply the concept of parallelogram and rhombus.

A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and therefore congruent as well as opposite angles congruent.

A rhombus is a quadrilateral with all sides equal and opposite angles are congruent.

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Step 2- Step description.

Since a rhombus is a quadrilateral with all sides congruent and opposite angles congruent and also a parallelogram is a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and therefore congruent as well as opposite angles congruent.

Therefore, a rhombus possesses all the properties of a parallelogram.

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Step 3- Step description.

Since a rhombus possesses all the properties of a parallelogram thus a rhombus is always a parallelogram.

Therefore, a rhombus is always a parallelogram.

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