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Are all sides of a rectangle equal?

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In general, no, all rectangles have four sides, with 90 degree angles, with opposite sides parallel. The adjacent sides are generally diffferent in length, but the parallel sides are the same length.

In the special case when all sides are equal, that is called a square.

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