GEOMETRY with Quadrilaterals – The Rhombus
Geometry students in Laguna Niguel and throughout South Orange County are currently working on special quadrilaterals.
Many Geometry students need a tutor to help them get the various types of quadrilaterals and parallelograms figured out.
A Geometry tutor may start by showing their student in Laguna Niguel how to draw a rhombus.
It looks like the picture above. Some students might remember a rhombus as looking like a baseball diamond, or perhaps a slanted square.
From there, a Geometry tutor can explain the important properties of a rhombus:
All sides of a rhombus are equal.
They are the same length. If a Geometry student has a problem that tells them that one side of a rhombus is 5 cm, then they can easily find the length of the other three sides. All four sides will always be the same. If one side is 5 cm, then each of the sides equals 5 cm.
Another problem a Geometry student might find will show the length of one side expressed in units and another side expressed as a variable. For example, one side of the rhombus is 12 ft and another side is 3X + 6. To solve, a Geometry tutor can remind their student that the sides are equal. Therefore, using simple Algebra:
3X + 6 = 12
Subtract 6 from both sides to find:
3X = 6
Divide both sides by three to get the variable alone:
X = 2
Another property of a rhombus is that opposite sides are parallel. That is, they have the same slope and are always equidistant from each other. Because of this Geometric theorem, the opposite angles are equal to each other. The angles on the same side are supplementary (i.e., they add up to 180 degrees.)
Is your Geometry student an auditory learner?
Let them listen to this cool musical video below to remember the important properties of a rhombus!
A great tutor will help your student understand all the fundamentals of Geometry.
If you or one of your classmates is having a hard time getting through quadrilaterals, A Plus In Home Tutors offers Geometry tutoring to help you get up to speed. We have tutors that will come to you in Laguna Niguel, provide Geometry tutoring in Laguna Hills, help with Geometry in Laguna Beach, and even travel to you throughout Orange County.