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No, a four sided shape is not always a square. The mathematical name for a four sided shape is a QUADRILATERAL. The definition of a square is a four sided shape with four equal sides and angles, internal angles totalling 360 degrees and four lines of symmetry. If a shape has all of these properties, it is a square.
Possibilities for a four sided shape are
- As said above, all are called quadrilaterals, but some have special properties
- A Parallelogram, which has opposite sides parallel to each other
- a Rhombus, which has all sides equal and parallel, but not necessarily with right angles
- A Rectangle, which is a parallelogram with right angles.
- A Square, which is a rhombus rectangle. All four sides equal, all angles equal and right, all diagonals bisecting each other. It really is hip to be square.
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Why is a four sided shape not always a square and why?
To be called a square, a figure must not only have 4 sides, but also some additional properties. Specifically, in a square:All 4 sides have the same length.All angles are right angles.
A four sided shape of which each of the opposite two sides are parallel with each other?
parallelogram, rectangle, square, rhombus
What shape has four congruent sides an 4 right angles?
A square always has, and any polygon with more than four sides can have.
Is a four sided figure a parallelogram?
Four-sided figures are called quadrilaterals. They can be parallelograms, but do not have to be. They can be: square rhombus parallelogram quadrangle rhomboid rectangle oblong kite trapezium trapezoid
What is A four sided figure with 2 pairs of parallel sides and no right angles?
Assuming that the figure qualifies as a polygon, then all figures in this category are parallelograms. If all sides are equal in length then the shape is also a rhombus.
