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, and opposite angles that are equal.

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How can you identify a rectangle?

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A rectangle can be identified by its four right angles and opposite sides that are equal.

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What is the relationship between a square and a rectangle?

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A square is a specific type of rectangle where all sides are equal.

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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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Can a rhombus be a rectangle?

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A rhombus can be a rectangle only if it has right angles, making it a square.

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What is the difference between a rhombus and a parallelogram?

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All rhombuses are parallelograms, but not all parallelograms are rhombuses; a rhombus has all sides equal.