Question: what is necessary when proving that the opposite sides of a parallelogram are congruent?
Answer: THEOREM: If a quadrilateral has 2 sets of opposite sides congruent, then it is a parallelogram. THEOREM: If a quadrilateral has 2 sets of opposite angles congruent, then it is a parallelogram. THEOREM: If a quadrilateral has consecutive angles which are supplementary, then it is a parallelogram.