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Example Question #1 : Understand Categories And Subcategories Of Two Dimensional Figures: Ccss.Math.Content.5.G.B.3
Which of the following shapes is NOT a parallelogram?
Rectangle
Rhombus
Kite
Square
Kite
A rectangle, square, and rhombus can all be classified as a parallelogram because each shape has opposite side lengths that are equal. A kite does not.
Example Question #811 : Geometry
What is the difference between a trapezoid and a isosceles trapezoid?
There is no difference between them
A trapezoid has to have equal side lengths
An isosceles trapezoid has to have equal base angles
An isosceles trapezoid has to have equal side lengths
A trapezoid has to have equal base angles
An isosceles trapezoid has to have equal base angles
By definition, an isosceles trapezoid has to have equal base angles, but a trapezoid does not have to have equal angles.
Example Question #814 : Geometry
Which shape is NOT a quadrilateral?
Kite
Rectangle
Rhombus
Trapezoid
Circle
Circle
A quadrilateral has to have sides, a circle does not have any sides.
Example Question #11 : How To Find The Area Of A Parallelogram
What other shape can a parallelogram be classified as?
Quadrilateral
Rectangle
Triangle
Square
Rhombus
Quadrilateral
A parallelogram can not be classified as a square because a square has to have equal sides, but a parallelogram can have two different side lengths, as long as the opposite side lengths are equal.
A parallelogram can not be classified as a rectangle because a rectangle has to have angles, and a parallelogram does not.
A parallelogram can not be classified as a triangle because a parallelogram has to have sides and a triangle only has
sides.
A parallelogram can not be classified as a rhombus because a rhombus has to have equal sides and a parallelogram does not.
A parallelogram has four sides, and all shapes with four sides are quadrilaterals.
Example Question #834 : Geometry
Figure NOT drawn to scale.
The above depicts Rhombus , which has perimeter 80.
.
Give the area of Rhombus .
The area of any parallelogram is the product of the length of its base and that of a corresponding altitude. We can take as a base and perpendicular
as an altitude.
All four sides of a rhombus have the same length, so we can find by dividing the perimeter - the sum of the lengths of the four sides - by 4:
Now multiply the lengths of this base and the altitude to get the area:
Example Question #811 : Geometry
What two shapes can a square be classified as?
Trapezoid and Triangle
Rectangle and Rhombus
Trapezoid and Rhombus
Rhombus and Triangle
Rectangle and Triangle
Rectangle and Rhombus
A square can also be a rectangle and a rhombus because a rectangle has to have at least sets of equal side lengths and a rhombus has to have
equal side lengths, like a square, and at least
sets of equal angles.
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