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OpenStudy (anonymous):

get a medal Which figure must be a square? A. a quadrilateral with four right angles B. a parallelogram with four congruent sides C. a rhombus with four right angles D. a quadrilateral with congruent sides

OpenStudy (anonymous):

help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Alright lets start elimination. @maymuna

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What choice do you know it CANT be. @maymuna

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a ,b ,d

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well... what is a quadrilateral.. do you know or do you want me to explain?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a quadrilateral is a polygon with four edges (or sides) and four vertices or corners.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Right... so a square is also that... so we CANT eliminate d or a

OpenStudy (anonymous):

BUT we CAN eliminate b and c.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so now whats left is just a and d.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Now A... a quadrilateral with four right angles

OpenStudy (anonymous):

This can also be a rectangle... not necessarily a square right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so a is the answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No... because a can be a rectangle or a square!

OpenStudy (♪chibiterasu):

A square has four equal sides and all angles MUST be right angles.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

BUT D... is right because a square is a quadrilateraly and should have congruent sides!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So the answer is D!

OpenStudy (♪chibiterasu):

Yep!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hope this helped!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Have a great day everyone! :D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

OpenStudy (♪chibiterasu):

Remember congruent = equal in size

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Right!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Bye now!

OpenStudy (♪chibiterasu):

Oh yeah, he's right. IT's not D, they didn't give specific amoutn of sides so it could be a rectangle.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

D is not correct. A rhombus is a quadrilateral with 4 congruent sides and is not necessarily a square.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

To have a square you need 4 congruent sides and 4 right angles.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

D is not correct. you could have a quadrilateral with 4 congruent sides which could be a rhombus.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Look at A. 4 right angles can be any rectangle, not just a square, so A is not it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it b

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A rhombus, by definition, has four congruent sides. so if a rhombus has right angles as well, like option C, then it has congruent sides and congruent right angles. therefore, C is you answer

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Now look at B. A parallelogram with 4 congruent sides is a rhombus. Again it may not be a square.

OpenStudy (♪chibiterasu):

A rhombus CAN be a square but they werent specific about the angles.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it is c

OpenStudy (♪chibiterasu):

A parallelogram is out because it's two pairs of equal sides, four equal sides isnt possible.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

C: a rhombus with 4 right angles is the answer bec a rhombus has 4 congruent sides 7 with the 4 right angles it must be a square.

OpenStudy (♪chibiterasu):

This is a poorly designed question omg

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, the answer is C as i have stated and explained. let me know if you have any other questions. :)

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

D is a rhombus and not necessarily a square.

OpenStudy (♪chibiterasu):

OH it says four rights angles, not sides im blind

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Answer is C.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

bye

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

A rhombus with at least 1 right angle is a square.

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