Akash Raheja 9th N 11 N.P.

To identify any quadrilateral, by name, as specifically as you can, based on its characteristics

a quadrilateral is a polygon with 4 sides.

There are several specific types of quadrilaterals. They are classified based on their sides or angles.

Quadrilaterals
2 pairs parallel sides

2 pairs adjacent congruent sides

1 pair parallel sides

Trapezoid Parallelogram 4 congruent sides 4 right angles

non-parallel sides are congruent Kite Is osceles Trapezoid

Rhombus Rectangle

Square

Quadrilaterals

A quadrilateral simply has 4 sides no other special requirements.

2 pairs adjacent congruent sides

1 pair parallel sides

2 pairs parallel sides

Trapezoid Parallelogram 4 congruent sides 4 right angles

non-parallel sides are congruent Kite Is osceles Trapezoid

Rhombus Rectangle

Square

A parallelogram has two pairs of parallel sides.

Quadrilaterals
2 pairs parallel sides

2 pairs adjacent congruent sides

1 pair parallel sides

Trapezoid Parallelogram 4 congruent sides 4 right angles

non-parallel sides are congruent Kite Is osceles Trapezoid

Rhombus Rectangle

Square

Two pairs of parallel sides opposite sides are actually congruent.

Quadrilaterals
2 pairs parallel sides

2 pairs adjacent congruent sides

1 pair parallel sides

Trapezoid Parallelogram 4 congruent sides 4 right angles

non-parallel sides are congruent Kite Is osceles Trapezoid

Rhombus Rectangle

A rhombus is a parallelogram that has four congruent sides.

Square

Still has two pairs of parallel sides; with opposite sides congruent.

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4 in.

4 in.

4 in.

Quadrilaterals
2 pairs parallel sides

2 pairs adjacent congruent sides

1 pair parallel sides

Trapezoid Parallelogram 4 congruent sides 4 right angles

non-parallel sides are congruent Kite Is osceles Trapezoid

Rhombus Rectangle

A rectangle has four right angles.

Square

Still has two pairs of parallel sides; with opposite sides congruent. Has four right angles

Quadrilaterals
2 pairs parallel sides

2 pairs adjacent congruent sides

1 pair parallel sides

Trapezoid Parallelogram 4 congruent sides 4 right angles

non-parallel sides are congruent Kite Is osceles Trapezoid

Rhombus Rectangle

A square is a specific case of both a rhombus AND a rectangle, having four right angles and 4 congruent sides.

Square

Still has two pairs of parallel sides. Has four congruent sides Has four right angles

A trapezoid has only one pair of parallel sides.

2 pairs adjacent congruent sides

Quadrilaterals
2 pairs parallel sides

1 pair parallel sides

Trapezoid Parallelogram 4 congruent sides 4 right angles

non-parallel sides are congruent Kite Is osceles Trapezoid

Rhombus Rectangle

Square

An isosceles trapezoid is a trapeziod with the non-parallel sides 2 pairs adjacent congruent. congruent sides

Quadrilaterals
2 pairs parallel sides

1 pair parallel sides

Trapezoid Parallelogram 4 congruent sides 4 right angles

non-parallel sides are congruent Kite Is osceles Trapezoid

Rhombus Rectangle

Square

has one pair of parallel sides.

trapezoids

Isosceles trapezoid

(Each of these examples shown has top and bottom sides parallel.)

Quadrilaterals
2 pairs parallel sides

2 pairs adjacent congruent sides

1 pair parallel sides

Trapezoid Parallelogram 4 congruent sides 4 right angles

non-parallel sides are congruent Kite

An kite is a quadrilateral with NO parallel sides but 2 pairs of adjacent congruent sides.

Is osceles Trapezoid

Rhombus Rectangle

Square

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2 in.

4 in.

2 in.