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Quadrilateral

A polygon with 4 sides

a quadrilateral is a shape with 4 sides but it can come in different shapes

A quad bike has four wheels as quadrilateral has four sides.

 

Example 1

A kite is a quadrilateral

A kite shape is an example of a quadrilateral.

 

Example 2

A trapezium is a quadrilateral

A trapezium is a quadrilateral which has four sides where two of the opposing sides are parallel.

 

Example 3

A square is a quadrilateral

A square is a quadrilateral which has four sides of equal length and an internal angle of 90° between each side.

 

Example 4

A rectangle is a quadrilateral

A rectangle is a quadrilateral where each opposing side is parallel and of equal length, and the internal angle between each side is 90° but not all four sides are equal in length.

 

Example 5

A parallelogram is a quadrilateral

A parallelogram is a quadrilateral where each opposing side is parallel and of equal length, but not all four sides are equal in length. None of the internal angles of a parallelogram are 90°.

 

Example 6

A rhombus is a quadrilateral

A rhombus is a quadrilateral where each side is the same length and the opposing sides are parallel but the internal angle between each side is not 90°.

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