Classifying Quadrilaterals

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What is a quadrilateral?

Back

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

Front

Name the types of quadrilaterals.

Back

The main types of quadrilaterals include squares, rectangles, rhombuses, parallelograms, trapezoids, and kites.

Front

What defines a square?

Back

A square is a quadrilateral with all sides equal in length and all angles equal to 90 degrees.

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What defines a rectangle?

Back

A rectangle is a quadrilateral with opposite sides equal in length and all angles equal to 90 degrees.

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What defines a rhombus?

Back

A rhombus is a quadrilateral with all sides equal in length, but angles are not necessarily 90 degrees.

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What defines a trapezoid?

Back

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

Front

Can a square be classified as a rectangle?

Back

Yes, a square is a special type of rectangle because it has all right angles and opposite sides equal.

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Can a square be classified as a rhombus?

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Yes, a square is also a special type of rhombus because it has all sides equal.

Front

What is a parallelogram?

Back

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

Front

Which quadrilateral has only one set of parallel sides?

Back

A trapezoid has only one set of parallel sides.