GEOMETRY CLASSIFICATION Classifying Quadrilaterals • A quadrilateral is a polygon with FOUR sides and FOUR angles. (quad = four) • A SQUARE is a quadrilateral. o A square has 4 EQUAL sides and 4 EQUAL angles. o A square has 4 right angles. • A RECTANGLE is a quadrilateral. o A rectangle has 4 sides and 4 angles. o A rectangle has two pairs of equal sides. o A square has 4 right angles. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
• A PARALLELOGRAM is a quadrilateral. o A parallelogram has 4 sides and 4 angles. o A parallelogram has two pairs of opposite sides that are parallel. • A TRAPEZOID is a quadrilateral. o A trapezoid has 4 sides and 4 angles. o A trapezoid only has ONE pair of parallel sides. • A RHOMBUS is a quadrilateral. o A rhombus has 4 sides of equal length. A rhombus’ opposite sides are parallel. o A rhombus has 4 angles. A rhombus’ opposite angles are equal. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.