Classifying Quadrilaterals

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What is a quadrilateral?

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A polygon with four sides and four angles.

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What is a rectangle?

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A quadrilateral with four right angles and opposite sides that are equal.

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What is a square?

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A quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles.

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How are squares and rectangles different?

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

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How are squares and rectangles similar?

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They both have four sides and four right angles.

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What is a parallelogram?

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A quadrilateral with 2 sets of parallel sides.

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What is a trapezoid?

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A quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides.

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What are the properties of a rhombus?

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A quadrilateral with all sides equal and opposite angles equal.

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

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360 degrees.

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What is a kite in geometry?

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A quadrilateral with two distinct pairs of adjacent sides that are equal.