Classifying Quadrilaterals

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What is a quadrilateral?

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A quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides.

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What are the types of quadrilaterals?

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The main types of quadrilaterals are squares, rectangles, rhombuses, parallelograms, trapezoids, and kites.

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Fact or Fib: A polygon with 2 pairs of congruent sides and 4 right angles is called a square.

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Fib

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Fact or Fib: A square is always a rhombus.

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Fact

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Fact or Fib: Parallelograms sometimes have right angles.

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Fact

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Fact or Fib: A quadrilateral with 1 pair of parallel sides is a parallelogram.

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Fib

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What defines a trapezoid?

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

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What is a rectangle?

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A rectangle is a quadrilateral with four right angles.

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What is a rhombus?

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

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What is a square?

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