alleryDiagonals of a parallelogram cross at right angles. What is its most specific type if their lengths are unknown?
AIt is a rhombus
BIt is a parallelogram
CIt is a square
DIt is a rectangle
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. It is a rhombus
Parallelogram diagonals already bisect each other. Perpendicular mutual bisection therefore characterises a rhombus; equal diagonals are not given.
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