One shape, several names
A square sits in one box on the chart below. Rectangle fits. So does rhombus. So does parallelogram. Which is it?
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- Trapezium: at least one pair of sides parallel.
- Parallelogram: both pairs of sides parallel.
- Rectangles: also all four corners 90°.
- Rhombuses: also all four sides equal.
- Squares: where both extras happen at once.
A square is all of them. It has all five names.
Rule: A square meets every list. So it has all five names. Every rectangle and every rhombus meets the parallelogram list too. Every parallelogram meets the trapezium list. Trapezium is the widest name. Square is the narrowest.
A rectangle 8 by 6 has two side lengths. So it misses the rhombus list. Rectangles and rhombuses overlap only in squares.
Use the best name, the one with the longest list. It tells you every fact on that name's list. A looser name tells you fewer.
Look at the shape. Tap how many of the five names it earns.
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