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A parallelogram with four equal sides.

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Q: What is the definition for a Rhombus?
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Do all rhombus have 2 sets of parallel sides?

Two parallel sides is part of the definition for a rhombus.


Can a rhombus be a trapezoid?

The answer depends on which definition of trapezoid (or trapezium, outside of North America) is used.Some mathematicians define a trapezoid as any four-sided figure with at least one pair of parallel sides. Using that definition, a rhombus is a special type of trapezoid because a rhombus is a figure with two sets of parallel sides.Others are more strict, using the name trapezoid only for four-sided figures with exactly one pair of parallel sides. By this definition a rhombus is not a trapezoid.


Why is a parallelogram is not necessarily a rhombus?

The definition of a parallelogram is that it has four sides, the opposite sides are congruent and parallel, and opposite angles are congruent. This includes rectangles, squares, rhombuses, etc.The definition of a rhombus states that it is a parallelogram, but more specifically that all sides are congruent.So a rhombus is a parallelogram, but not all parallelograms are rhombuses.


What is a parallelogram in which all sides are congruent?

A square or a rhombus. A rhombus does not have 4 congruent angles as a square does. It's always a rhombus. And, depending on the angles, it could also be a square. (This definition treats the square as a special case of the rhombus.)


What is a good definition for the word rhombus?

A rhombus is an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram, but not a square. Explanation: Oblique-angled means that there can be no perpendicular angles like in a square.

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Why isn't a square a rhombus?

A square is a rhombus by the modern definition of rhombus as a quadrilateral with four equal sides. An old definition of rhombus added the clause that it is not a square.


What is a rhombus that is not a parallelogram?

A rhombus is always a parallelogram, by definition.


What is the definition of a rhombus?

A rhombus is a quadrilateral whose four sides all have the same length.


Is a triangle always a rhombus?

A rhombus by definition has four sides, and a triangle has only three. So, a triangle is never a rhombus.


Is a rhombus always a paraellelogram why?

Yes, by definition.


Is a isocelese rhombus a parrallelogram?

A rhombus, by definition, must be equilateral. Therefore, an isosceles rhombus cannot exist and so it cannot be a parallelogram.


Why is a rhombus always regular.explain?

A rhombus is NOT a regular polygon, since the angles need not be equal. A rhombus does have four equal sides, by definition.


Do all rhombus have 2 sets of parallel sides?

Two parallel sides is part of the definition for a rhombus.


Can a rhombus have four right angels?

No, by definition a rhombus has all angles equal, but they are not right angles. A square is a type of rhombus with four right angles.


Why is a square a rombas?

Look at the definition of a rhombus. A square fulfills all parts of the definition.


What is a quadrilateral but also a rhombus?

Errm, a Rhombus? A rhombus is defined as a quadrilateral with four equal sides and opposite sides parallel. A square also meets this definition of a Rhombus, but is a special Rhombus in that all the angles are 90°.


What is both a rectangle and a rhombus?

nothing fits the definition of rhombus and rectangles becauses the definition for rectangle is : a plane figure with four straight sides and FOUR RIGHT ANGLESbut the definition of rhombus is...a parallelogram with ,OPPOSITE EQUAL ACUTE ANGLES and OPPOSITE EQUAL OBTUSE ANGLES, and four equal sides.