Properties of Quadrilaterals

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What is a quadrilateral?

Back

A quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides, four vertices, and four angles.

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List the properties of a rectangle.

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1. Opposite sides are equal in length. 2. All angles are right angles (90 degrees). 3. Diagonals are equal in length.

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What is a parallelogram?

Back

A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with opposite sides that are parallel and equal in length.

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What is the relationship between rectangles and parallelograms?

Back

All rectangles are parallelograms, but not all parallelograms are rectangles.

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What is a rhombus?

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A rhombus is a quadrilateral with all four sides of equal length.

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What is the difference between a square and a rectangle?

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A square is a rectangle with all sides of equal length, while a rectangle has opposite sides equal.

Front

What are the properties of a rhombus?

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1. All sides are equal in length. 2. Opposite angles are equal. 3. Diagonals bisect each other at right angles.

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What is the definition of congruent angles?

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Congruent angles are angles that have the same measure.

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What is the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral?

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The sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360 degrees.

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What is a trapezoid?

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A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides.