Difference Between Rhombus and Parallelogram

 In Geometry, a quadrilateral is a four-sided polygon. The different quadrilaterals are square, rectangle, rhombus, parallelogram, kite, trapezium which have some similar characteristics. But these shapes are different from each other because of their few properties.

In this article, let us discuss the difference between rhombus and parallelogram in detail.

Rhombus:

• Rhombus is a flat-shaped figure, where all four sides are congruent to each other
• All the four sides are equal
• Area of Rhombus is ab/2, where a and b are diagonals
• The perimeter of a rhombus is given by p = 4s, where “s” is a side
• Diagonals bisect each other at right angles and form a scalene triangle

Parallelogram:

• A parallelogram is a flat-shaped figure, in which the opposite sides of the shape are parallel to each other
• Opposite sides are of equal measure
• Area of a parallelogram is bh, where b and h are base and height
• The perimeter of a parallelogram is given by, p = 2(a+b), where “a” is side and “b” is base
• Diagonals bisect each other and form congruent triangles