Difference between revisions of "Rectangle"

 
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===Rectangle===
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A '''rectangle''' is a [[quadrilateral]] in which all angles are [[right angle]]s.  Every rectangle is a [[parallelogram]] and so has all the properties of a parallelogram.  In addition, rectangles have [[congruent]] [[diagonal]]s.
  
A rectangle is a geometric figure that lies in a plane.  Its properties include:
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[[Square]]s are the only rectangles which are also [[rhombus]]es.
 
 
* 4 right angles
 
 
 
* Congruent diagonals
 
 
 
* Properties of a [[parallelogram]]
 

Revision as of 11:24, 17 July 2006

A rectangle is a quadrilateral in which all angles are right angles. Every rectangle is a parallelogram and so has all the properties of a parallelogram. In addition, rectangles have congruent diagonals.

Squares are the only rectangles which are also rhombuses.