Question

What is the difference between a quadrilateral and parallelogram?

Answer 1

Hint: To know the difference between a quadrilateral and parallelogram first we will discuss the definitions of both the quadrilateral and parallelogram. Then we will discuss the properties of quadrilateral and parallelogram to get the desired answer.

Complete step-by-step solution:
We have to find the difference between a quadrilateral and parallelogram.
Now, we know that a quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides and four vertices.
A parallelogram is a type of quadrilateral which has two pairs of parallel sides. Opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal to each other. Diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other and divide the parallelogram into two congruent triangles.
A quadrilateral includes trapezium, parallelogram, rhombus, square, rectangle etc..
A parallelogram includes rhombus, rhomboid, rectangle.
The difference between the quadrilateral and parallelogram is that a parallelogram is a special type of quadrilateral. The figure of parallelogram is as follows:

Note: Rectangle is also a kind of parallelogram but the all angles of a rectangle are right angles whereas a parallelogram does not have all right angles. Students may be confused about the shape of a quadrilateral but remember that a quadrilateral is not a particular shape but the shapes with four sides and four vertices are all quadrilateral. So to solve such types of questions students must have a basic knowledge of different shapes so that confusion doesn’t arise.