My 4th grade cousin and I are stuck on a simple problem, what is the geometric shape of a kite and she said her teacher told her it is not a diamond.
2006-09-15 10:28:24 · 12 answers · asked by Duck 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
rhombus.
a rhombus is a unique 4-sided polygon with the following characteristics
1. all four sides are equal in length
2. opposite corners have the same angular measurement
3. two pairs of parallel sides
a rhombus is a type of parallelogram, which is a type of quadrilateral, which is a 4-sided polygon.
look up rhombus in yahoo or google. you will see pictures that resemble a kite.
2006-09-15 10:29:53 · answer #1 · answered by loveholio 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A rhombus or a square. A diamond is a square is a rhombus.
2006-09-15 17:35:51 · answer #2 · answered by gilgamesh 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there is actually a geometric figure called a kite...but it could just be a quadrilateral
2006-09-15 17:31:38 · answer #3 · answered by sam 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it is an un-fair question. Kites can be any shape.
http://images.google.com/images?q=kite&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images
2006-09-15 17:37:02 · answer #4 · answered by DanE 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
a kite is a parallelogram
2006-09-15 17:33:29 · answer #5 · answered by Shintz62 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
quadralateral
It is not a rhombus because no two sides are parallel
2006-09-15 17:32:58 · answer #6 · answered by Dennis K 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it's a rhombus.
2006-09-15 17:36:37 · answer #7 · answered by Felida 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
rhombus..or a quadrilateral
2006-09-15 17:47:19 · answer #8 · answered by r_thomas129 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it isn't. two congruent pairs of consecutive sides. two pairs of congruent line segments pairs are next to each other.
2006-09-15 17:36:22 · answer #9 · answered by konge12345 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would think a prism since it is 3d.
2006-09-15 17:32:53 · answer #10 · answered by rachel l 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋