Classifying Quadrilaterals

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What is a quadrilateral?

Back

A polygon with four sides and four angles.

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What are the characteristics of a square?

Back

A square has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles.

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How are rectangles and squares different?

Back

Squares have 4 sides equal to each other while rectangles only require opposite sides to be equal to each other, not all 4.

Front

What is a rectangle?

Back

A quadrilateral with 4 right angles and 2 sets of opposite sides lengths that are equal.

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What is a parallelogram?

Back

A quadrilateral with 2 sets of parallel sides.

Front

What is a trapezoid?

Back

A quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides.

Front

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

Back

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

Front

Can a square be considered a rectangle?

Back

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

Front

What is a rhombus?

Back

A rhombus is a quadrilateral with all four sides of equal length but not necessarily with right angles.

Front

What is the difference between a rhombus and a square?

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A square has all right angles, while a rhombus does not have to have right angles.