Properties of Quadrilaterals (Ch 5 Test Review)

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What is a quadrilateral?

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

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What are the properties of a rectangle?

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A rectangle has opposite sides that are equal and parallel, and all angles are right angles (90 degrees).

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What defines a rhombus?

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A rhombus is a quadrilateral with all four sides of equal length and opposite angles that are equal.

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What is a square?

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A square is a special type of rectangle and rhombus where all four sides are equal and all angles are right angles.

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What is a parallelogram?

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

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What are the properties of a kite?

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A kite is a quadrilateral with two distinct pairs of adjacent sides that are equal, and one pair of opposite angles that are equal.

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What is an isosceles trapezoid?

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An isosceles trapezoid is a trapezoid with a pair of opposite sides that are parallel and the non-parallel sides are equal in length.

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How do you identify a rhombus?

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A rhombus can be identified by its equal side lengths and the property that its diagonals bisect each other at right angles.

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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 the relationship between the diagonals of a rectangle?

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The diagonals of a rectangle are equal in length and bisect each other.