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Contrast rectangle and rhombus?
Both are quadrilaterals. A rectangle has 4 right angles, a rhombus has 2 pairs of equal angles (at opposite corners) A rhombus has 4 equal sides, a rectangle has 2 pairs of equal sides. The opposite sides in both shapes are parallel to each other.
Is a quadrilateral always a kite?
No, all quadrilaterals are trapeziums. I kite must have 2 pairs of adjacent sides equal in length.
What is a quadrilateral with 2 pairs of equal sides?
Parallelogram ANS2: Rectangles and squares have two pairs of equal sides. The sides of a square are all equal. Parallelograms have two pairs of equal sides, the rhombus being a special case where all sides are equal. The rhombus is also described as a 'crushed square'. 'Parallelogram' includes the rectangle, square and rhombus. You also have to look at 'kites' and concave quadrilaterals that could be described as folded kites and bowties.
How many equal sides does a kite have?
A kite has 2 pairs of equal sides.
What is a quadrilateral that does not have 2 pairs of parallel sides?
There are lots of different quadrilaterals that do not have two pairs of parallel sides: a kite, arrowhead, trapezium, and a shape which has no specific name.
