Identifying Quadrilaterals

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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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CCSS.2.G.A.1

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What are the properties of a parallelogram?

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A parallelogram has opposite sides that are equal and parallel, opposite angles that are equal, and the diagonals bisect each other.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.11

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What is a rectangle?

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A rectangle is a parallelogram with four right angles.

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CCSS.5.G.B.4

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What is a square?

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A square is a rectangle with all four sides of equal length.

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CCSS.5.G.B.4

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What is a rhombus?

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

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CCSS.3.G.A.1

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What is a kite?

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A kite is a quadrilateral with two distinct pairs of adjacent sides 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 can you identify a parallelogram?

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A parallelogram can be identified by checking if opposite sides are equal and parallel.

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CCSS.3.G.A.1

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What distinguishes a rhombus from a square?

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A rhombus has all sides equal but does not require right angles, while a square has all sides equal and all angles are right angles.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.11

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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.