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They are both made of 4 sides and someone told me this but anyways, they have the same perimeter/area

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What are two names for the rectangle?

Rectangle is one, square is another.


How is a square different from a rectangle?

How is a square different from a rectangle?In a square, all 4 sides are of equal measure. In a rectangle that is not a square, the two pairs of opposite sides will be of unequal length. Note that a square is a special case of a rectangle, so care should be given in considering the difference.a square has four lines of symmetry and a rectangle has two.


Is a square a type of rectangle?

All squares are rectangles but not all rectangle are squares. The definition of a rectangle is a quadrilateral with two sets of parallel sides, and 4 right angles. A square meets both of these criteria, so it is categorized as a rectangle. But since a square has to have four even sides and a rectangle has to have two larger sides and two smaller sides it cannot be a square


Do the two opposite sides of a rectangle have to be longer than the other two opposite sides?

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How do you find the square of a rectangle?

To find a Square in a rectangle first you have to:Make sure the rectangle is Flat.Draw a line straight and exactly in the middle.There you have your two squares in your Rectangle!So just cut a Rectangle in half!