Properties of Squares and Rectangles
Explore and identify the key properties of squares and rectangles, including side lengths, angles, and diagonals, through various exercises.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for short answer questions.
1. Which of the following statements is always true for a rectangle?
All sides are equal.
Diagonals are perpendicular.
Opposite sides are parallel.
All angles are acute.
2. A square is a special type of rectangle because:
It has four right angles.
Its diagonals bisect each other.
All its sides are equal in length.
All of the above.
1. All squares are rectangles.
True
False
2. The diagonals of a rectangle are always perpendicular.
True
False
1. A rectangle has four angles.
2. All four sides of a square are in length.
3. The diagonals of a rectangle are to each other.
1. Draw a rectangle with a length of 6 units and a width of 3 units on the coordinate plane below. Label the vertices.
2. Explain the difference between a square and a rectangle.
Examine the shapes below and answer the questions.
1. What is the measure of each interior angle in Square ABCD?
2. If side AB of Square ABCD is 10 cm, what is the perimeter of the square?
3. If side EF of Rectangle EFGH is 12 cm and side FG is 5 cm, what is the length of diagonal EG?