Question

Which phrase best defines a square?

A.
a rectangle with four congruent sides

B.
a parallelogram with four congruent angles

C.
a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides

D.
a quadrilateral with no congruent sides

Answer 1

B

Answer 2

`a parallelogram with four congruent angles` actually more better defines a rectangle (not a square necessarily though sometimes a square is possible)

Answer 3

Rectangle: any quadrilateral with 4 right angles (aka 4 congruent angles)

Answer 4

Oh, okay! So would I put A?

Answer 5

yes if a rectangle has all 4 congruent sides, then you have a square

Answer 6

Thank you!

Answer 7

in terms of a venn diagram, we'd have this

Answer 8

a square is found in the overlapping region

Answer 9

rectangle = any quadrilateral with 4 right angles (aka 4 congruent angles)

rhombus = any quadrilateral with 4 congruent sides (the angles don't have to be right angles)

square = quadrilateral with 4 right angles and 4 congruent sides (rectangle+rhombus = square)

Answer 10

Thank you soooooo much!