Explain why a square must be a rectangle, but a rectangle does not have to be a square

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Judith French

Mathematics

6 July, 19:06

Explain why a square must be a rectangle, but a rectangle does not have to be a square

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Courtney Humphrey · Answer 1

So a square is a special kind of rectangle, it is one where all the sides have the same length. Thus every square is a rectangle because it is a quadrilateral with all four angles right angles. However not every rectangle is a square, to be a square its sides must have the same length.