Classifying Quadrilaterals

Front

What is a quadrilateral?

Back

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

Front

What are the properties of a parallelogram?

Back

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

Front

Name three types of parallelograms.

Back

Rectangle, Rhombus, Square.

Front

What is a rectangle?

Back

A rectangle is a parallelogram with four right angles.

Front

What is a rhombus?

Back

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

Front

What is a square?

Back

A square is a parallelogram that is both a rectangle and a rhombus, having four equal sides and four right angles.

Front

What is a trapezoid?

Back

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

Front

Are all rectangles parallelograms?

Back

Yes, all rectangles are parallelograms.

Front

Are all rhombuses parallelograms?

Back

Yes, all rhombuses are parallelograms.

Front

Can a quadrilateral be both a trapezoid and a parallelogram?

Back

No, a trapezoid has only one pair of parallel sides, while a parallelogram has two pairs.