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A defining attribute is that it has two pairs of parallel sides. There are lots of other attributes which can be derived from this.

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Is a rectangle a quadrilateral that does not have all the attributes of a parallelogram?

No.


What is the same between a parallelogram and a rhombus?

A rhombus is a special kind of parallelogram (all its sides are of the same length). So things that are true of a parallelogram are true of a rhombus. It has two sets of parallel sides, its adjacent angles are supplementary. Other attributes, that follow from these also apply.


What are 4 attributes of a rhombus?

1. All 4 sides same length 2. Is a parallelogram 3. Opposite angles are equal 4. Can be a square if all angles are 90°


Are rectangles parallelogram because their sides are parallel?

Yes all rectangles are parallelogram but all parallelogram cannot be rectangles.


What is a parallelogram where all sides are equal?

A parallelogram where all sides are equal is a square.


Can a parallelogram have all congruent sides?

Yes.A parallelogram with all congruent sides is called a rhombus. A square is technically a parallelogram with all congruent sides as well.


How is a rhombus the same as a parallelogram?

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.


How does a parallelogram relate to a rectangle?

A rectangle is a parallelogram but a parallelogram is not a rectangle. A rectangle needs all 90 degree angles but a parallelogram dosnt.


Is square a parallelogram with all sides equal?

Not unless all angles are also equal. A rhombus is a parallelogram with all sides equal. A rectangle is a parallelogram with all angles equal. A square is a rhombus with all angles equal which is a parallelogram with all sides equal and all angles equal.


What are the attributes that make a parallelogram a special trapezoid?

First, there is no such word as trapozoid: it is trapezoid although most of the world know it as a trapezium.Whereas a trapezium has one pair of parallel sides, a parallelogram has two pairs of parallel sides.


Why do all of the properties of a parallelogram apply to the rectangles?

Because a rectangle is a parallelogram.


What are all the names a parallelogram can be called?

A parallelogram is a 4 sided quadrilateral.