Rhombus 

Parallelogram

Difference Between a Rhombus and a Parallelogram

BY Team Aakash Byju's

Maths Notes

A parallelogram is a quadrilateral in which the pairs of opposite sides are parallel and equal.

Parallelogram

Parallelogram In a parallelogram, the diagonals bisect each other. Rhombus Rhombus diagonals bisect each other perpendicularly.

Parallelogram vs Rhombus

Parallelogram The opposite angles in a parallelogram are equal. Rhombus In a rhombus, opposite angles are equal.

Rhombus 

Parallelogram

Parallelogram Each of a parallelogram's diagonals divides it into two congruent triangles. Rhombus In a rhombus, each diagonal divides it into two congruent isosceles triangles.

Rhombus 

Parallelogram

In a parallelogram, the sum of any two adjacent angles is supplementary.

Parallelogram

In a rhombus, the sum of any two adjacent angles is 180 degrees (i.e., supplementary).

Rhombus 

In a parallelogram, the sum of squares of 4 sides = the sum of the squares of diagonals.

Parallelogram

The diagonal AC bisects angles A and C, and the diagonal BD bisects angles B and D in Rhombus.

Rhombus