Properties of Quadrilaterals and Parallelograms

Front

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 square?

Back

A square has four equal sides, four right angles, and is both a rectangle and a rhombus.

Front

What is a parallelogram?

Back

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

Front

Name a quadrilateral that has one pair of parallel sides.

Back

A trapezoid has one pair of parallel sides.

Front

What is the difference between a rectangle and a rhombus?

Back

A rectangle has four right angles, while a rhombus has all sides equal but does not require right angles.

Front

Can a square be classified as a rectangle?

Back

Yes, a square is a special type of rectangle because it has all right angles.

Front

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

Back

The sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360 degrees.

Front

What is an isosceles triangle?

Back

An isosceles triangle has two sides that are equal in length and two equal angles.

Front

Which quadrilateral has all sides equal but not all right angles?

Back

A rhombus has all sides equal but does not have to have right angles.

Front

What is a rectangle?

Back

A rectangle is a quadrilateral with opposite sides equal and four right angles.