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All four sides of a kite need not be the same length.

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Q: Why are kites not rhombuses?
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Are all kites rhombus?

no,but all rhombuses are kites


Are kites rhombuses?

depends


Why are all rhombuses kites?

NO


Are kites never Rhombuses?

yes


Does rhombus and kite have parallel lines?

Yes, they do have parallel lines. * * * * * Only rhombuses do, kites do not.


What are the irregular quadrilaterals?

Rhombuses, rectangles, kites, parallelograms, and trapezoids are all irregular quadrilaterals.


What are the quadrilaterals whose diagonals cross at right angles?

They are either kites or (if the diagonals bisect each other) rhombuses.


Similarities and differences of a rhombus and a kite?

The main difference between a kite and a rhombus is that a rhombus has all equal sides whereas a kite has two pairs of adjacent equal sides. The similarities of them are that both kite and a rhombus are quadrilaterals. Their angles made at the intersection of diagonals are equal to 90°. All rhombuses are kites, but all kites are not rhombuses.


Which name is given for 4 sided shapes?

Quadrilateral.Quadrilateral is the general term for any four sided shape. Types of quadrilaterals include kites, parallelograms and trapezoids (UK: trapezium). An iscoceles trapezoid is a kind of trapezoid. Kinds of parallelograms include rectangles and rhombuses. A square is a type of rectangle and a type of rhombus. Rhombuses, and by extension, squares, are also types of kites.


How could you classify the quadrilateral?

The quadrilateral is a 4-sided polygon, quadrilaterals consist of kites, trapezoids, squares, rectangles, rhombuses, and parallelograms. The regular quadrilateral polygon is the square.


Which of the quadrilaterals are rhombuses?

Only rhombuses are rhombuses. Some rhombuses are squares.


Are quadrilaterals irregular?

Not always, a square is a quadrilateral shape Ordinarily no, as that's simply a math term for a square but they can be for example-Rhombuses, rectangles, kites, parallelograms, and trapezoids are all irregular quadrilaterals.