Classifying Quadrilaterals

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What is a quadrilateral?

Back

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

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What are the properties of a rectangle?

Back

A rectangle has opposite sides that are equal and parallel, and all angles are right angles (90 degrees).

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What is a square?

Back

A square is a special type of rectangle where all four sides are equal in length.

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What is a rhombus?

Back

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

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What is a trapezoid?

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

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What is the difference between a parallelogram and a trapezoid?

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A parallelogram has two pairs of parallel sides, while a trapezoid has only one pair of parallel sides.

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What defines a parallelogram?

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

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Are all squares rectangles?

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Yes, all squares are rectangles because they have four right angles and opposite sides that are equal.

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Are all rectangles squares?

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No, not all rectangles are squares; only those rectangles with all sides equal are squares.

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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.