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A rhombus is a parallelogram, but a parallelogram isn't always a rhombus.

A rhombus is a parallelogram where all the lines are the same length.

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Can a parallelogram be a rhombus?

If the sides of a parallelogram are all of the same length then it is a rhombus. Thus, a rhombus is a special type of parallelogram.


Is rhombus and parallelogram the same?

yes * * * * * No, it is not. A rhombus is a special kind of parallelogram. In a rhombus all four sides are of the same length: that is not necessarily the case for a parallelogram.


How is a rhombus the same to a parrallelogram?

A rhombus is not the same as a parallelogram - it is a special type of parallelogram. A paralllogram and a rhombus are quadrilaterals with two pairs of parallel sides. In addition, all four sides of a rhombus are the same length.


Is a rhombus like a parallelogram?

It is a special type of parallelogram, because all the sides are the same length. Rhombus is to parallelogram as square is to rectangle.


Is every pair of parallelogram a rhombus?

A parallelogram is a rhombus only if all four of its sides have the same length.


What are the difference between a rhombus and parallelogram?

A rhombus is a kind of parallelogram. All four of its sides are of the same length.


What is a parallelogram with all sides the same length but not a rectangle?

It is a rhombus


A parallelogram not a square with all sides same length?

This is a RHOMBUS.


Is every parallelogram a rhombus?

A rhombus is a self-intersecting shape with four sides. Every parallelogram is a rhombus. The angle of the intersections are the only variances.* * * * *Not true.A rhombus is a simple polygon. It is notself-intersecting.Every rhombus is a parallelogram but every parallelogram is not a rhombus! (The opposite of what the previous answer claimed.) All four sides of a rhombus are of the same length. In a parallelogram, each pair of opposite sides are equal, but the adjacent sides are of different length.


What does a rhombus have that a parallelogram doesn't?

ei .. rhombus is just a square that is slanted .. while parallelogram is a slanted rectangle .. parallelogram has length and width .. and it is not equal .. while rhombus has sides which are equal .. difference: rhombus has equal sides .. while the parallelogram doesnt have same sides ////


Why is a parallelogram not a rhombus?

It is, if all four of its sides are the same length.


A parallelogram is a rhombus?

No, other way. A rhombus is a special kind of parallelogram ... one with all four of its sides the same length.