Quadrilaterals Examples

Name all of the classifications that accurately describe a square.

A square is a parallelogram because its opposite sides are parallel and congruent, and its opposite angles are congruent.

A square is a rectangle because it has four 90° angles and two pairs of parallel sides.

A square is also a rhombus because it has two sets of parallel sides and all four sides are congruent.

Explain how a kite is different from a rhombus.

A rhombus has four equal sides and a kite has only two pairs of equal sides, with the equal sides adjacent to each other.

A rhombus has two pairs of congruent angles that are opposite each other. A kite only has one pair of congruent angles that are opposite each other.

Name three properties of an isosceles trapezoid.

An isosceles trapezoid has one pair of parallel sides. This is what makes it a trapezoid.

An isosceles trapezoid has one pair of congruent sides. This is what makes it isosceles.

An isosceles trapezoid has two sets of congruent angles. Some trapezoids have no congruent angles, some have a pair of congruent angles, but only the isosceles trapezoid has two pairs of congruent angles.