How are a square and rectangle different?

Answer 1

Both have 4 sides, both have 4 90 degree angles- but a square has all 4 sides the same length. A rectangle has opposite sides the same length, but the opposite sides can be longer or shorter than the end sides.

Answer 2

A square is a rectangle because the requirements for a rectangle is that it have two pairs of parallel sides. In other words, the opposites sides of a 4-sided shape need to be parallel. This is the case for a square making it a rectangle.

The requirements for a square are that a 4-sided shape have congruent sides and angles, in other words, 90 degree angles for each angle, but the added requirement of having all sides equal. While a rectangle can have all sides equal, that would make it a square as well.

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I think of it this way:

a) Draw an 'x' through both the square and the rectangle. Now count the number of triangles created.

b) A square and a rectangle are both: the sum of the area of 4 (equilateral) triangles.

c) A square is the sum area of 4 equilateral triangles of the same dimensions.

d) A rectangle is the sum area of 2 pair of equilateral triangles.

Sooooo, they are both: a sum area of 4 triangles. But not all the triangles were created equal. If they are equal, then you have a square. If they are paired, then you have a rectangle.

Basically, a square is a type of rectangle. It's like saying that all blueberry bagels are bagels, but not all bagles are blueberry bagels.

Rectangles must have four right angles and four sides. The four sides must include two pairs that are opposite each other and equal in length. Squares and Rectangles meet these requirements, so all squares are technically rectangles. The additional requirement to classify a rectangle as a square is that all four sides must be equal. This is only true for squares, not all rectangles.

Answer 3

A square is a type of rectangle with all its sides of the same measure. A rectangle might have sides with different measures.
A rectangle has two pairs of opposite equal sides, and four right angles. A square is a special kind of rectangle in which all four sides are equal.

Answer 4

Rectangles have longer sides than any type of square. Opposite sides of rectangles are of equal lengths. All sides of squares are of equal lengths.

Answer 5

A square is a regular rectangle which is why a rectangle isn't a square.

Answer 6

no because they do not have the same length to width ratio.

Answer 7

no, a square has 4 equal sides while a rectangle has two even sides.

Therefore, neither are the same.