Properties of Quadrilaterals

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What is a quadrilateral?

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

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What are the properties of a rectangle?

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A rectangle has opposite sides that are equal and parallel, and all angles are right angles (90 degrees).

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What is a square?

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A square is a special type of rectangle where all four sides are equal in length.

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What defines a parallelogram?

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

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What is 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 the relationship between squares and rectangles?

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All squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares.

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What is the relationship between parallelograms and quadrilaterals?

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All parallelograms are quadrilaterals, but not all quadrilaterals are parallelograms.

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What are the properties of a trapezoid?

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A trapezoid has one pair of opposite sides that are parallel.

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What can be said about the angles in a rectangle?

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All angles in a rectangle are right angles (90 degrees).

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What is the significance of opposite sides in a parallelogram?

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In a parallelogram, both pairs of opposite sides are congruent and parallel.