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Understanding Quadrilaterals

The document provides an overview of quadrilaterals, defining them as 2-D shapes with four sides and highlighting their common characteristics such as having parallel lines and equal angles. It describes specific types of quadrilaterals, including parallelograms, squares, rectangles, rhombuses, trapeziums, and kites, detailing their unique properties. The document concludes with questions to reinforce understanding of the material covered.

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Understanding Quadrilaterals

The document provides an overview of quadrilaterals, defining them as 2-D shapes with four sides and highlighting their common characteristics such as having parallel lines and equal angles. It describes specific types of quadrilaterals, including parallelograms, squares, rectangles, rhombuses, trapeziums, and kites, detailing their unique properties. The document concludes with questions to reinforce understanding of the material covered.

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Quadrilater

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Quadrilaterals

What do all of these 2-D


shapes
have in common?
They all have equal angles of 90º.

They all have lines that are parallel to each


other.
They all have 3 sides.

They all have 4 sides.


Quadrilaterals

All of these shapes are


quadrilaterals –
meaning they have four
sides!
Tip to remember! How many babies make up
quadruplets?
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Parallelogram

In a parallelogram the diagonally


opposite angles are equal.
Opposite sides are equal in length.
Opposite sides in a parallelogram run
parallel.
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Square

A square is the only regular


quadrilateral.
All of the angles are equal at (90º).
All sides are equal length and opposite sides
are parallel. It is an example of a
parallelogram.
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Rectangle

All angles are equal in a rectangle. Each angle is


90º.
Opposite sides are of equal length, the
diagonals are equal in length and the opposite
sides are
It is an parallel.
example of a
parallelogram.
Quadrilaterals

Rhombus

All of the sides in a rhombus are equal in length.


Opposite angles are equal in a rhombus.
The diagonals bisect each other at 90º.
The adjacent angles in a rhombus add up to
180º.
It is an example of a parallelogram.
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Trapezium

All trapeziums have one set of parallel lines.


2 sets of equal angles.
2 lines are of equal length and 2 are not.
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Kite

A kite has two pairs of equal sides.


It has one pair of equal angles.
The diagonals bisect at right angles.
No parallel lines.
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Can you answer these questions?


1. How many quadrilaterals can you(Click to see the answer.)
name?
Square, rectangle, rhombus, kite, trapezium,
parallelogram.
2. Can you name 3 (Click to see the answer.)
parallelograms?
Square, Rectangle, Rhombus.

3. Name the difference between a square and a


rectangle.
(Click to see the answer.)
A square has 4 sides of equal length.
A rectangle has two pairs of sides of equal length

4. Give a difference between a square and a(Click to see the answer.)


rhombus
A square has 4 angles of 90º. A rhombus has not.

5. Which shape has no parallel (Click to see the answer.)


lines?
A kite has no parallel lines.
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