quadrilaterals Flashcards
what is a quadrilateral
a quadrilateral is a polygon with 4 sides, 4 vertices and angles must add upt to 360º
what is a rhombus or a diamond?
a rhombus is four sided shape with opposite sides that are parallel and opposite angles are equal.
what is a square?
has two pairs of parallel sides, four right angles, and all four sides are equal. It is also a rectangle and a parallelogram.
what is a trapezoid?
only have one pair of parallel sides. It’s a type of quadrilateral that is not a parallelogram.
what is a rectangle?
has two pairs of opposite sides parallel, and four right angles. It is also a parallelogram, since it has two pairs of parallel sides.
what is a parallelogram?
what is a kite?
has two pair of sides, and angles are equal where the pairs meet
is a square a rectangle
yes, because all angles add up to 90º
is a rectangle a trapezoid
no, because a trapezoid does not have 90º angles
is a rhombus a square
yes, because all sides are congruent (equal)
A parallelogram is always a square, rectangle and rhombus (true or false)
true, because all these polygons have opposite sides that are parallel, equal sides and angles are equal.
what type of quadrilateral is shown?
a rhombus
what quadrilateral is shown?
a square
what type of quadrilateral is shown?
a parallelogram
what type of quadrilateral is shown?
a trapezoid
what type of quadrilateral is shown?
a rectangle
what type of quadrilateral is shown?
a kite
