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    Quadrilaterals: Try It Yourself

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    The document defines and describes different types of quadrilaterals: A quadrilateral is a two-dimensional shape with four straight sides that meet to form four enclosed angles totaling 360 degrees. There are several specific types of quadrilaterals - rectangles have all right angles; squares are equal-sided rectangles; rhombuses have four equal sides and parallel opposite sides; and parallelograms have both pairs of opposite sides parallel.

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    Quadrilaterals

    Quadrilateral just means "four sides"


    (quad means four, lateral means side).

    A Quadrilateral has four-sides, it is 2-dimensional(a flat


    shape), closed (the lines join up), and hasstraight sides.

    Try it Yourself
    (Also see this on Interactive Quadrilaterals)

    Properties
    A quadrilateral has:

     four sides (edges)


     four vertices (corners)
     interior angles that add to 360 degrees:

    Try drawing a quadrilateral, and measure the angles. They should add
    to 360°
    Types of Quadrilaterals
    There are special types of quadrilateral:

    Some types are also included in the definition of other types! For
    example a square, rhombus and rectangle are
    also parallelograms. See below for more details.

    Let us look at each type in turn:

    The Rectangle

    the little squares in each corner mean "right angle"

    A rectangle is a four-sided shape where every angle is a right


    angle (90°).

    Also opposite sides are parallel and of equal length.

    The Square

    the little squares in each corner mean "right angle"

    A square has equal sides (marked "s") and every angle is a right angle
    (90°)

    Also opposite sides are parallel.

    A square also fits the definition of a rectangle (all angles are 90°),
    and a rhombus (all sides are equal length).
    The Rhombus

    A rhombus is a four-sided shape where all sides have equal length


    (marked "s").

    Also opposite sides are parallel and opposite angles are equal.

    Another interesting thing is that the diagonals (dashed lines) meet in


    the middle at a right angle. In other words they "bisect" (cut in half)
    each other at right angles.

    A rhombus is sometimes called a rhomb or a diamond.

    The Parallelogram

    A parallelogram has opposite sides parallel and equal in length. Also


    opposite angles are equal (angles "A" are the same, and angles "B" are
    the same).

    NOTE: Squares, Rectangles and Rhombuses are all


    Parallelograms!

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