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A triangle has three sides, while a parallelogram has four.

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What can be a right triangle Acute Triangle and a obtuse triangle but can also be a parallelogram?

A polygon can be any one of them.


What is the difference between a triangle a rectangle a pentagon and a parallelogram?

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..._________________ ...\............/................../ ....\........../................../ .....\......../................../ ......\....../................../ .......\..../................../ ........\../................../ .........\/_________/ .........^triangle...^ ..........................^rhombus/parallelogram made from one trapezoid.


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