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No. All rhombi (rhombuses) are parallelograms but all parallelograms are not rhombi.

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Are parallelograms rhombuses?

Some parallelograms are rhombuses, but all rhombuses are parallelograms. A parallelogram is a rhombus if and only if all of it's sides are the same length.


What is true of a rhombus that is not true of all parallelograms?

All sides of a rhombus are the same length. Of the other parallelograms, only the square has identical side lengths (it differs from a rhombus by having four right angles).


What shape are always parallelograms?

parallelograms, rectangles, rhombus, square


Are all rombi parallelograms?

Yes, all rhombi are parallelograms. A rhombus is, by definition, "a parallelogram in which all of the sides are the same length."


What is a parallelograms with all sides congruent?

It is a rhombus.


How is a rhombus different from a paralleogram?

In a rhombus all four sides are of equal length, while in a parallelogram opposing sides have the same length. Thus all rhombi are parallelograms, but all parallelograms are not rhombi.


Do parallelograms have four congruent sides?

Not all parallelograms do but a rhombus does.


What are examples of parallelograms?

three examples of parallelograms are a square, a rectangle, and a rhombus.


Is a parallelogram and rhombus equiangular?

There is not enough information to answer this question. A rhombus is a special case of parallelograms where all the sides are the same length. This says nothing about the angles of the parallelogram and the rhombus. ■


How are parallelograms and rhombus' different?

Adjacent sides of a parallelogram may be of different length. In a rhombus all four sides must be of the same length.


Are all rhombus parollelograms?

No but they are parallelograms.


Which shapes are special parallelograms?

A square and a rhombus are two special forms of parallelograms.