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It can be, but it has to pass an extra test. A square is one particular kind
of rectangle ... it's a rectangle whose length and width are equal.
If a rectangle's length is not the same as its width, then it's not a square.
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absolutelly right, and you said it better than I did.
I said:
because a square has 4 equal sides and a rectangle has two equal sides parallel and two more parallel and equal sides.
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What is an rectangle?
a rectangle cant be a square but a square can be a rectangle
What is it called when a square is a rectangle but a rectangle cant be a square?
it means that a square is not a rectangle
Why can a rectangle also be a square?
it cant all sides have to be equilateral edit- a rectangle cannot be a square. however, a square can be a rectangle. reedit - A rectangle can be a square, however, a square must be a rectangle. A rectangle has four 90 degree angles, which a square also has. The rectangle has two pairs of equal length sides, which a square also has. The only additional requirement for a square is that the length of all four sides be equal, which is not ruled out for a rectangle.
Why can a square be a rectangle but a rectangle cant be a square?
there are 4 equal sides on a square/4 nonequivalent sides on a rectangle.4= a square. 4 right angles on both quadrilaterals.4+4=8 sense 4sides both are equal a square is a squeezed outout rectangle. a rectangle is a stretched out square.squared = a square
Is a rectangle a square when a square not a rectangle?
A square is a rectangle even through a rectangle is not always a square.
Is a rectangle aways a square?
no because there are other way that a shape ha s 4 sides but it cant always be a square
Is a rectangle the same as a square?
No. A square is a rectangle, but a rectangle is not a square.
What is a square is a rectangle?
A square is always a rectangle, but it is a rectangle that isn't a square.
What is a rectangle a square?
A square is always a rectangle, but it is a rectangle that isn't a square.
Why can't I draw a square that isn't a parallelogram?
you cant because a square, rectangle, and a any other shape with parallel lines is a parallelogram. :)
Is a rectangle a square or is a square a rectangle?
O.K. to help you guys out a square is a rectangle. a square is a square that has four sides the same rectangle is not a the same only to sides are there that are the same for each side. Hope i helped you out
Is a square a kind of rectangle or a rectangle is a kind of square?
A square is a type of rectangle!
