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Shapes with 4 sides are called quadrilaterals. If all the sides of the shape have the same length, then there are two options for specific quadrilaterals. These are squares or rhombuses. If the pairs of sides are not the same length as each other, then there are two alternate options for the shape. These are rectangles and parallelograms.
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What is the name of a quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel?
This is called a Parallelogram. Each pair of opposite sides will then be the same length. If all four sides are the same length, and opposite sides are parallel, then it is a rhombus. NB: If all four sides are the same length then the opposite sides must be parallel.
A four sided shape that has two pairs of sides the same length but no parallel lines?
A kite
Why is a rectangle not a regular polygon?
A regular polygon requires all sides to be the same length; in a rectangle not all four sides are the same length (they form two pairs of sides of equal length) and so it is not a regular polygon.
What is a quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides are the same length?
I am not sure if you are saying that the opposite sides are the same length, if so you just have a parallelogram. If you are asking for all four sides to be the same length, you have a rhombus. If the angles are right angles, you have a square. ■
What shape has 4 equal sides and 4 different angles?
No shape has four equal sides and four different angles - either there are two pairs of equal angles, or all four angles are the same; or all sides are not the same length.
Four-sided figure with two pairs of parallel sides the same length and four right angles?
A four-sided figure with two pairs of parallel sides the same length and four right angles is called a square.
What is the name of a quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel?
This is called a Parallelogram. Each pair of opposite sides will then be the same length. If all four sides are the same length, and opposite sides are parallel, then it is a rhombus. NB: If all four sides are the same length then the opposite sides must be parallel.
A four sided shape that has two pairs of sides the same length but no parallel lines?
A kite
What quadrilateral has 2 pairs of equal length sides its opposite angles are the same but there are no right angles?
Oh, dude, that sounds like a parallelogram! It's like a square, but without all the right angles cramping its style. So, you've got those opposite sides that are equal, and those angles that are twinsies, but no right angles to be found. It's like the rebellious cousin of the square.
Why is a rectangle not a regular polygon?
A regular polygon requires all sides to be the same length; in a rectangle not all four sides are the same length (they form two pairs of sides of equal length) and so it is not a regular polygon.
What is a quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides are the same length?
I am not sure if you are saying that the opposite sides are the same length, if so you just have a parallelogram. If you are asking for all four sides to be the same length, you have a rhombus. If the angles are right angles, you have a square. ■
How many pairs of symmetrical sides does a rectangle have?
It has two pairs of symmetrical (same length) sides.
What shape has 4 equal sides and 4 different angles?
No shape has four equal sides and four different angles - either there are two pairs of equal angles, or all four angles are the same; or all sides are not the same length.
Do all sides of a parallelogram have the same length?
No. But the opposite sides do - in pairs.
How are parallelogram and a rhombus different?
All four sides of a rhombus are the same length. In a parallelogram there are two pairs of sides with equal lengths but one pair is different from the other pair.
Why can every square be classified as a rectangle and a rhombus?
A rectangle is a quadrilateral which has two pairs of parallel sides, meeting (in pairs) at right angles. The same applies to a square. A rhombus is a quadrilateral which has two pairs of parallel sides and all four sides are of equal length. The same applies to a square.
Why are squares rectangles but not all rectangles are squares?
A rectangle has four sides and four right-angled corners.A square has four sides and four right-angled corners andhas all sides of equal length.A rectangle is defined as having:Four sides;All angles equal at 90°;Two pairs of opposite sides of equal length.A square is defined as having:Four sides;All angles equal at 90°;All four sides of equal length.The first two properties are common to both the square and rectangle.The third property differs:For a square all sides are of equal length. They can be divided into two pairs of opposite sides of equal length, which is the third property of the rectangle. Thus all squares are rectangles.For a rectangle, having two pairs of opposite sides of equal length means that the two pairs can have different lengths (as long as the sides in each pair are the same length). The two sets may have the same length, in which case the rectangle is a square, but if the two sets have different lengths then all four sides do not all have the same length, and so are not squares. Thus not all rectangles are squares.Squares form a proper subset of the rectangles (squares ⊂ rectangles) where the two sets of pairs of opposite sides have equal length (ie all four sides are of equal length).
