- a square is always a rhombus
-it is a rhombus
-x=12
-x=1
-measure opposite sides if they are congruent...measure diagonal
-square
-x=11
-x=7
-opposite sides of a parallelogram are congruent
-x10
a good study resource: khan academy
- all sides of a square are equal in length
- a rhombus has all sides equal in length
- a square has four 90-degree angles
- diagonals of a square bisect each other and are perpendicular
- diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other and their angles
- area of a square = side length^2
- area of a rhombus = 1/2 * diagonal1 * diagonal2
- a square is a special type of rectangle
- a square is a special type of parallelogram
- the sum of the internal angles of a square is 360 degrees
- properties of a parallelogram apply to a square (e.g., opposite sides are parallel, opposite angles are equal)
Additional study resources:
- Paul's Online Math Notes
- Mathisfun.com
- Purplemath.com
- Wolfram MathWorld