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

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Zoey Mcfarland

29 June, 14:33

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

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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.