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False because not all rectangles have 4 equal sides.
A rectangle is always a square.
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What is a quadrilateral
A figure with 4 sides
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What is a right angle
A square corner is also known as a ...
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True! A rhombus has 2 pairs of parallel sides and 2 pairs of equal sides.
A rhombus is always a parallelogram.
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What is a square
A quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides, 4 equal sides, and 4 right angles.
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True! Squares and rectangles have 4 right angles, 2 pairs of parallel sides, and 2 pairs of equal sides.
A square is always a rectangle.
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What is a trapezoid
A quadrilateral with 1 pair of parallel sides, 1 pair of equal sides, and no right angles
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False, both have 4 equal sides and 2 pairs of parallel sides.
A square is never a rhombus.
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What is a rhombus
Includes 4 congruent sides. Diagonals bisect angles and are perpendicular.
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False, a rectangle has 4 right angles
A rectangle has diagonals that form congruent triangles, 6 right angles, and diagonals are congruent.
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What is a parallelogram
Opposite angles are congruent. Consecutive angles are supplementary and diagonals bisect each other.
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