2006-12-11 02:59:09 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
A rectangle has 90 degree angles on all 4 corners and an oblong... hmmm... i dont know the difference, now you ask! Gonna bug me, so wait, and I'll try to get an answer...
EDIT: OK, basically, this is what I managed to come up with...
squares: equal-sided rectangles
oblongs: non-equal-sided rectangles
But oblongs can be rectangles
Here's some dull reading for you. See Appendix A (as a cure to insomnia!!)
http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/journal/ftlangm.pdf
2006-12-11 03:01:44 · answer #1 · answered by PhoenixRights 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
An oblong is a 4 sided figure where the 2 of the opposite sides are longer than the 2 other sides. A rectangle is the same only the four corners are "Right Angles" . Therefore a rectangle is an oblong but an oblong is not neccessarily a rectangle!!!
2016-05-23 05:15:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A oblong is a rectangle with different width and height.
Example:
a square is a rectangle but not an oblong.
Every oblong is a rectangle, but not every rectangle is an oblong (ex: a square).
A rectangle is always an oblong or a square.
2006-12-11 03:03:12 · answer #3 · answered by anton3s 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The word rectangle is a noun, the word "oblong" is an adjective. For example, "A rectangle is an oblong figure".
Addendum: For those confused in here, the word "oblong" is not a term used in mathematics. It's easy to confuse the word "oblong" with the word "oblate", which is a term in mathematics. Read carefully Im2_weird's link to the Wikipedia article about rectanges.
2006-12-11 03:01:27 · answer #4 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Oblong two long sides and two short sides and four right angles. Rectangle four sided fugure with four right angles.
Definition taken form Collins English Dictionary.
Confused.
Well rectangle sounds more scientific, whereas oblong sounds more user friendly.
Cheeky question... nice one!
2006-12-11 03:05:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 x 2 x 4 = Rectangle. 2 x 2 x any other length = Oblong
3 x 3 x 6 = Rectangle. 3 x 3 x any other length = Oblong
That ith my theory.
2006-12-11 03:10:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I recall my reading of Euclid (seriously! I once read Euclid!), an oblong is a rectangle that is not square. In other words, a rectangle has four right angles; a square has that, AND four equal sides, and an oblong has four right angles, but NOT four equal sides.
Don't take my word for it, though.[1]
2006-12-11 03:05:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A rectangle is a two dimensional shape that is drawn on paper. An oblong is a three dimensional one.
2006-12-11 03:08:37 · answer #8 · answered by MrT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a rectangle is a squarish oblong or an oblong is a roundish
rectangle.
and of course the spelling is different.
God bless,
gabe
2006-12-11 03:03:38 · answer #9 · answered by gabegm1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oblong has rounded edges like a mix between a rectangle and an oval.
2006-12-11 03:01:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋