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Exploring

Quadrilaterals
A Quadrilateral is a flat closed shape
with four straight sides.
A Rectangle has:
• 2 sets of parallel sides
• 2 pairs of equal sides
• 4 right angles

Parallel Lines:
A Square has: Set of lines that
never meet and are
• 2 sets of parallel always same
distance apart from
sides each other.

• 4 equal sides
• 4 right angles
A D
A Parallelogram has:
• 2 pairs of parallel sides
• 2 pairs of equal sides
B C

A Rhombus has:
• 2 sets of parallel sides
• 4 equal sides

A Kite has:
• Opposite sides parallel
• Two pairs of adjacent equal
There are quadrilaterals with one or less sets of parallel
sides.

Trapezoid
One pair of opposite Any closed polygon with
parallel sides 4 sides is a
quadrilateral.
Comparing a parallelogram and a rhombus

RHOMBUS PARALLELOGRAM

Opposite sides
are parallel
4 equal sides

Opposite sides
are equal

Can you say that a rhombus is also a parallelogram?


Can a square be
called by any other
name?
Square meets all the
requirements to be a:
• Rhombus
• Rectangle
• Parallelogram
Thus, a square is a special
It was fun to
learn so much
about
quadrilaterals!
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