Project 8: The principle that allows a scissor lift to raise the platform on top of it to a considerable height can be illustrated with four freezer pop sticks attached at the corners
Answer these questions about
what happens to parallelogram ABCD when you change its shape as in the illustration.
a. Is it still a parallelogram? Explain.
b. Is its area the same? Explain.
c. Compare the lengths of the diagonals in the two figures as you change them.
d. Describe a process that might be used to raise the platform on a scissor lift.