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Name quadrilaterals

Quadrilaterals have four sides. Square, rectangle, rhombus, parallelogram, trapezium and kite are told apart by equal sides, parallel sides and right angles.

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  1. All sides equal and all right angles: square. Right angles only: rectangle.
  2. All sides equal, no right angles: rhombus. Two pairs of parallel sides: parallelogram.
  3. One pair of parallel sides: trapezium. Two pairs of adjacent equal sides: kite.

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Four equal sides, slanted corners
Equal sides but no right angles
Rhombus

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A square is also a rectangle and a rhombus.

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