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How is a square a rectangle but a rectangle isn't a square?
A square is a 4-sided shape in which all of the sides are same length, but a rectangle is a 4-sided shape in which a side parallel to another side are the same length. A square meets a rectangle's requirements, but since the rectangle's sides don't all have to be the same size, it doesn't meet the square's requirements
What is an irregular rectangle?
A "regular" polygon has all sides the same length. A "regular" rectangle has all sides the same length, therefore it is also a square. An "irregular" rectangle then would be any rectangle that is not a square.
Is length times width the formula for a rectangle?
it is the formula for both a rectangle and a square. remember a square is a rectangle, but a rectangle is not a square (what i mean is a square has to have all 90 degree angles and four sides that are all the same length a rectangle doesn't have all the same lengths. but a rectangle is a shape with all 90 degree angles, and a square fits that discription)
How do you determine a rectangle and a rhombus as a square?
A rectangle is a square if all sides are the same length. A rhombus is a square if all angles are right angles (90o).
A rectangle with all sides the same length?
they dont have to be they can be different A rectangle with all sides the same length can also be called a square.
