Foundation and Higher · quadrilaterals

Six quadrilaterals.
Know what makes
each one special.

sides, angles,
parallel pairs

any shape with four straight sides —

Quadrilateral

four sides, angles add to 360°

quad means four

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Square

4 equal sides. 4 right angles.

4 lines of symmetry

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Rectangle

Opposite sides equal. 4 right angles.

2 lines of symmetry

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Parallelogram

2 pairs of parallel sides. Opposite sides and angles equal.

no lines of symmetry

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Rhombus

4 equal sides. Diagonals cross at right angles.

a pushed-over square

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Trapezium

Exactly one pair of parallel sides.

sloping sides equal? isosceles

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Kite

2 pairs of equal sides, next to each other.

1 line of symmetry

quadrilaterals —

Parallel pairs

2: parallelogram. 1: trapezium

All sides equal

square or rhombus

Right angles

square or rectangle

A square is also a rectangle,
a rhombus and a parallelogram.

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