Solving Problems with Squares and Rectangles

Which of these shapes has 4 equal sides?

• Square only

• Rectangle only

• Both the square and rectangle

• None of the shapes

Which of these shapes has opposite sides that are equal, but not all the sides are equal?

• Square only

• Rectangle only

• Both the square and rectangle

• None of the shapes

Which of these shapes has 4 right angles?

• Square only

• Rectangle only

• Both the square and rectangle

• None of the shapes

How many pairs of perpendicular lines does a rectangle have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How many pairs of parallel lines does a square have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of these shapes has 4 pairs of perpendicular lines?

• Square only

• Rectangle only

• Both the square and rectangle

• None of the shapes

Which of these shapes has 2 pairs of parallel lines?

• Square only

• Rectangle only

• Both the square and rectangle

• None of the shapes

In this square, AB = ______. (click on the picture to enlarge)

• AB = BC = CD = AD

• AB = BC only. The rest of the lines are not equal.

• AB = BC = CD only. AD is not equal

• AD is not equal to any of the lines

In this rectangle, JK = ______. (click on the picture to enlarge)

• JK = KL = LM = MJ

• JK = ML

• JK = KL

• JK = JM

In this rectangle, MJ = ______. (click on the picture to enlarge)

• MJ = JK = KL = ML

• MJ = KJ

• MJ = LK

• MJ = LM