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In a class activity, four sticks of lengths 8 cm, 8 cm, 12 cm and 12 cm are joined end to end.
Meera arranges them so that the two 8 cm sticks are opposite each other and the two 12 cm sticks are opposite each other.
Which condition makes the resulting shape a parallelogram?

Class 9Conditions for a ParallelogramGeometry — Quadrilaterals
  • ABoth pairs of opposite sides are equal
  • BAll four sides are equal
  • CDiagonals are equal
  • DOne angle is 90°

Step-by-Step Solution

Opposite sides equal (8 with 8, 12 with 12) is the condition that makes it a parallelogram.
Answer: A) Both pairs of opposite sides are equal

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