2007-12-13 13:45:25 · 15 answers · asked by John S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Yes, but a rectangle is not a square.
2007-12-13 13:47:53 · answer #1 · answered by Hazy Daisy 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The difference between a square and a rectangle is that a rectangle has the opposing sides of equal length, but the adjacent sides are not equal in length. A square has all sides that are equal in length. So NO is the answer to your question!
EDIT: Try this... you can make a square from a rectangle by cutting down the length of the longer sides to match the adjacent ones. BUT, you have to add length to two opposite sides of equal Length to make a rectangle out of a square.
2007-12-13 13:51:41 · answer #2 · answered by TicToc.... 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only a square has four equal sides at 90 degree angles. A rectangle has four sides at 90 degrees but the parallel sides are equal, but not all sides are equal.So the answer is No. A square is a square and a rectangle is a rectangle.
2007-12-13 13:54:43 · answer #3 · answered by Richard F 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Squares and rectangles are both quadrangles (shape that has 4 sides) but they are not the same thing. A square has 4 equal sides with 2 pairs of parallel lines. A rectangle has 4 sides. The sides that are parallel to each other are the same length. But not all 4sides are equal.
2007-12-13 13:51:19 · answer #4 · answered by khjd3 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a square is a rectangle.
-Square: A quadrilateral having equal sides and 90˚ angles.
-Rectangle: A quadrilateral having 90˚ angles.
A square follows a rectangle's description as well as its own.
2007-12-13 13:57:15 · answer #5 · answered by Christoph 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, a square is a rectangle because it has 2 pairs of parallel sides and four 90 degree angles.
2007-12-13 13:48:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, the rectangle can also be a square if all its sides are congruent. The definition of a rectangle is a four sided polygon with four right angles.
2007-12-13 13:53:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, a square is a rectangle - it has 2 sets of parallel sides (which just happen to be of equal length) and right angles
2007-12-13 13:49:09 · answer #8 · answered by misty1 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
a rectangle is 4 sides with 2 opposite sides being equal to each other and the other 2 sides being equal to each other
a square follows this rules seeing as all sides are equal, so yes a square is a rectangle
2007-12-13 13:48:04 · answer #9 · answered by sandysdachshund 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A rectangle is a polygon with 4 edges connecting 4 verticies with each vertex being the intersection of two verticies and the angle between them being 90 degrees.
A square is a rectangle with all the sides being of equal length.
2007-12-13 13:57:19 · answer #10 · answered by nemahknatut88 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋