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Sufficient Conditions for Quadrilaterals to Be Parallelograms

Theorem. Converse of the following: Opposite angles of a parallelogram are congruent.
If both pairs of opposite angles of a quadrilateral are congruent, then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

Prove this theorem as an exercise.

Theorem. Converse of the following: Consecutive angles in a parallelogram are supplementary.
If one angle of a quadrilateral is supplementary to both angles adjacent to it, then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

Given: Quadrilateral ABCD, where A is supplementary to both B and D
Prove: Quadrilateral ABCD is a parallelogram.


Proof: