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What is the different between a rectangle and a oblong?
An oblong is a rectangle BUT a rectangle isn't necessarily an oblong. There are 2 types of rectangle: 1) Square (equal sided) 2) Oblong (unequal sided) Most refer to an oblong as a rectangle and use the word 'square' to be more specific as it has different properties.
What is the Difference between oblong and rectangle?
An oblong is a rectangle. However, an oblong is not a square. Both are rectangles because they both have 4 right angles, but a square is equal-sided and an oblong isn't.
Why did the shape oblong changed to rectangle?
It never changed! The word 'oblong' still exists as a non-square rectangle. Unfortunately the way shapes tends to be taught to pupils is through drawings rather than looking closely at properties; the latter identifies the fact that a rectangle is simply a quadrilateral with 4 right-angles. This means a square is a rectangle with equal sides and an oblong is a rectangle with unequal sides.
What is an oblong number?
An oblong number is a composite (non-prime) number. If p and q are a factor-pair for an oblong number n, then the number n can be represented by a rectangle or oblong that is p units x q units.
How many right angle in an oblong?
By definition, an oblong is "a quadrilateral with four right angles and two pairs of parallel lines of different lengths." A rectangle, which has a length that is more than the breadth, is an example of an oblong. By contrast, a square, is not an oblong as it has all the sides equal.
