Parallelogram with One Right Angle is Rectangle
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Theorem
Let $\Box ABCD$ be a parallelogram.
Let one angle of $\Box ABCD$ be a right angle.
Then $\Box ABCD$ is a rectangle.
Proof
Without loss of generality, let $\angle ABC$ be a right angle.
Let $\angle CDA$ be opposite $\angle ABC$.
By Opposite Sides and Angles of Parallelogram are Equal:
- $\angle CDA = \angle ABC$
By Sum of Internal Angles of Polygon:
- the sum of the angles of $\Box ABCD$ is four right angles.
Hence: $\angle DAB + \angle BCD$ together equal two right angles.
By Opposite Sides and Angles of Parallelogram are Equal:
- $\angle DAB = \angle BCD$
Hence, all four angles of $\Box ABCD$ are right angles.
By Opposite Sides and Angles of Parallelogram are Equal:
- $AB = CD$
- $AD = BC$
$\leadsto$
- $\Box ABCD$ is a rectangle.
The result follows.
$\blacksquare$