Can a squere be a rectangle? If so does that meen that a rectangle can be a squere?:confused:

A rectangle is a shape that has four sides with right angles at each corner. This means that 2 sides may be one length and the other 2 sides a different length, but it also means all 4 sides could be the same. If they are the same, it's called a square. So a square is a special case of a rectangle.

One way to think through this is to try an experiment - can you draw a square and not have it be a rectangle? Try different sizes of squares and see. Then do the reverse - try drawing a bunch of rectangles with varying side lengths and see if any or all of them are also squares.

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Originally Posted by ebaines

A rectangle is a shape that has four sides with right angles at each corner. This means that 2 sides may be one length and the other 2 sides a different length, but it also means all 4 sides could be the same. If they are the same, it's called a square. So a square is a special cae of a rectangle.

One way to think through this is to try an experiment - can you draw a square and not have it be a rectangle? Try different sizes of squares and see. Then do the reverse - try drawing abunch of rectangles with varying sie length and see if any or all of them are also squares.

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Allright dude thanks for the imput. This is really going to help me with my math homework:cool:

Squares are always rectangles, rectangles are sometimes squares.

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Originally Posted by salamander5

squares are always rectangles, rectangles are sometimes squares.

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Thanks man

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Originally Posted by dumby

allright dude thanks for the imput. this is really going to help me with my math homework:cool:

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Be sure you work on your spelling words too for the upcoming test.