Properties of Polygons Flashcards

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Which quadrilateral has 4 right angles and 4 sides of equal length?

A square.

What is the mathematical name of a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides?

A trapezium.

State the properties of a rhombus.

4 equal sides, 2 pairs of parallel sides, opposite angles equal, diagonals cross at right angles.

State the properties of a kite.

2 pairs of equal adjacent sides, one pair of equal opposite angles, diagonals cross at right angles, no parallel sides.

What is an isosceles triangle?

A triangle with 2 equal sides and 2 equal angles.

True or false? Every square is also a rectangle.

True. A rectangle has 4 right angles with opposite sides equal, and a square has all of these.