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Identifying whether a shape is a parallelogram

This skill teaches how to identify whether a four-sided shape is a parallelogram by checking if both sets of opposite sides are parallel. If only one pair is parallel, the shape is not a parallelogram.

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Teaching Transcript

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Are these shapes parallelograms? A parallelogram is a four sided shape where both sets of opposite sides are parallel.

The first shape has both sets of opposite sides that are parallel, so it is a parallelogram

The second shape only has one pair of parallel sides, so it is not a parallelogram

Skill Practice

Identifying whether a shape is a parallelogram

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