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You cannot circumscribe a "true rhombus". The opposite angles of a circumscribed quadrilateral must be supplementary whereas the opposite angles of a rhombus must be equal. That means a circumscribed rhombus is really a square.

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With an adequate tail, a rhombus could be a kite.


What does a rhombus have that a square does not?

Nothing. A rhombus could be a square.


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