it means that a square is not a rectangle
no, but a square can be called a rectangle.
A rectangle is a shape with 4 sides and for right angles. A rectangle can be called a square. A square, on the other hand, has 4 EQUAL sides and 4 right angles. Therefore, a square cannot be called a rectangle since the rectangle has UNEQUAL sides.
Sure. It's called a "square"; you can consider the square a special case of a rectangle.
It is called a square or a rectangle, however a rectangle is just a streched square.
Half a square is called a rectangle or a triangle.
a rectangle cant be a square but a square can be a rectangle
no, but a square can be called a rectangle.
The rectangle which is equilateral is called as square.
it cant all sides have to be equilateral edit- a rectangle cannot be a square. however, a square can be a rectangle. reedit - A rectangle can be a square, however, a square must be a rectangle. A rectangle has four 90 degree angles, which a square also has. The rectangle has two pairs of equal length sides, which a square also has. The only additional requirement for a square is that the length of all four sides be equal, which is not ruled out for a rectangle.
a square
there are 4 equal sides on a square/4 nonequivalent sides on a rectangle.4= a square. 4 right angles on both quadrilaterals.4+4=8 sense 4sides both are equal a square is a squeezed outout rectangle. a rectangle is a stretched out square.squared = a square
A rhombus can be a rectangle if it is a square.
Rectangles do not have congruent lines. A square can always be called a rectangle. But a rectangle can't always be a square.
A rectangle is a shape with 4 sides and for right angles. A rectangle can be called a square. A square, on the other hand, has 4 EQUAL sides and 4 right angles. Therefore, a square cannot be called a rectangle since the rectangle has UNEQUAL sides.
Actually, there is no such thing as a rectangle square. A square has 4 equal sides. On the other hand, a rectangle has 4 sides no matter what length. There are rectangle squares though. By: SupeRMAn P.S. SupeRMAn is just a user that is a 4th grade student in Temple City.
Sure. It's called a "square"; you can consider the square a special case of a rectangle.
YesUsing the mathematical definitions, a rectangle can sometimes be a rhombus if it is a square. A square is both a rectangle and a rhombus.However, in everyday parlance, some people may consider that a square is not a rectangle or a rhombus.