1. May 5, 2006 #1

   terpsgirl

   

   Diagonals of a Rectangle??????
   
   Why don't the diagonals of a rectangle bisect the angles? This may seem so easy, but I'm having difficult time understanding it....I'm confused because I know that the digonals of a rectangle bisect each other....so then why don't the angles do the same??? Pls. Help! THX

    

   terpsgirl, May 5, 2006
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3. May 5, 2006 #2

   dav2008

   

   Gold Member

   Well draw a rectangle and draw in a diagonal.
   
   Now you have two right triangles to work with. Now just see what has to be true if the two angles are to be equal.

    

   Last edited: May 5, 2006

   dav2008, May 5, 2006

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