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Learn to name and identify types of

quadrilaterals.

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Vocabulary

parallelogram

rhombus

rectangle

square

trapezoid

kite

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Some quadrilaterals have properties that classify them as special quadrilaterals. Here are six major special quadrilaterals.

A parallelogram has two pairs of parallel sides.

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Some quadrilaterals have properties that classify them as special quadrilaterals. Here are six major special quadrilaterals.

A rhombus has four congruent sides.

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Some quadrilaterals have properties that classify them as special quadrilaterals. Here are six major special quadrilaterals.

A rectangle has four right angles.

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Some quadrilaterals have properties that classify them as special quadrilaterals. Here are six major special quadrilaterals.

A square has four congruent sidesand four right angles.

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Some quadrilaterals have properties that classify them as special quadrilaterals. Here are six major special quadrilaterals.

A trapezoid has exactly one pairof parallel sides.

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Some quadrilaterals have properties that classify them as special quadrilaterals. Here are six major special quadrilaterals.

A kite has exactly two pairs of congruent adjacent sides.

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Quadrilaterals can have more than onename because the special quadrilateralssometimes share properties.

Give all the names that apply to the quadrilateral.

Additional Example 1A: Identifying Types of

Quadrilaterals

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This figure has two pairs of parallel sides, so it is a parallelogram.

It has four congruent sides, so it is also a rhombus.

Give all the names that apply to the quadrilateral.

Additional Example 1B: Identifying Types of

Quadrilaterals

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The figure has exactly two pairs of congruent, adjacent sides, so it is a kite.

It does not fit the definitions of any of the other special quadrilaterals.

Give all the names that apply to the quadrilateral.

Additional Example 1C: Identifying Types of

Quadrilaterals

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The figure has two pairs of parallel sides, so it is a parallelogram.

It has four right angles, so it is also a rectangle.

Give all the names that apply to the quadrilateral.

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This figure has two pairs of parallel sides, so it is called a parallelogram.

It has four right angles, so it is also a rectangle.

Give all the names that apply to the quadrilateral.

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The figure has two pairs of parallel sides, so it is a parallelogram.

6 ft6 ft

6 ft 6 ft It has four congruent sides, so it is also a rhombus.

Give all the names that apply to the quadrilateral.

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The figure has exactly one pair of parallel sides, so it is a trapezoid.

It does not fit the definitions of any of the other special quadrilaterals.

Tell whether the statement is true or false. Explain your answer.

Additional Example 2A: Recognizing Relationships

Between Quadrilaterals

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A. All rhombuses are squares.

A rhombus has four congruent sides, but some may or may not have right angles. The statement is false.

Tell whether the statement is true or false. Explain your answer.

Additional Example 2B: Recognizing Relationships

Between Quadrilaterals

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B. Not all squares are rectangles.

A square has four right angles. A rectangle also has four right angles. So a square is a rectangle. The statement is false.

Tell whether the statement is true or false. Explain your answer.

Additional Example 2C: Recognizing Relationships

Between Quadrilaterals

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C. Some parallelograms are squares.

A square has all the properties of a parallelogram, so some parallelograms do have equal sides and right angles; however, some do not. The statement is true.

Tell whether the statement is true or false. Explain your answer.

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A. All squares are rectangles.

A square has four right angles. A rectangle also has four right angles. So a square is a rectangle. The statement is true.

Tell whether the statement is true or false. Explain your answer.

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B. Some rectangles are squares.

If the rectangle has four congruent sides, then it is a square. The statement is true.

Tell whether the statement is true or false. Explain your answer.

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C. Some trapezoids are squares.

A square has two sets of parallel sides, but a trapezoid has only one set of parallel sides. The statement is false.

Lesson Quiz: Part 1

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1. Give all the names that apply to the quadrilateral.

rhombusparallelogram

Identify the quadrilateral described.

2. 4 right angles, 4 congruent sides

square

3. only one pair of parallel sides

trapezoid

Lesson Quiz: Part 2

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Tell if each statement is true or false. Explain.

4. All quadrilaterals are parallelograms.

False; a quadrilateral is any 4-sided polygon.

5. Every parallelogram is a rectangle.

False; a rectangle is a specific kind of parallelogram with four right angles.