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Why can a square, a rectangle and a rhombus be classified as parallelograms?
Asked by Topperlearning User | 04 Jun, 2014, 01:23: PM
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A square - A square is a special type of parallelogram. The properties associated to a square are:1. Opposite sides are equal and parallel.2. All the angles are equal.

3. Diagonals are equal and bisect each other.

A rectangle The properties associated to a rectangle are:1. Opposite pair of sides are equal and parallel.2. All the angles are equal.

3. Diagonals are equal.

A rhombus - The properties associated to a rhombus are:

1. Opposite sides are equal and parallel.2. All the angles are equal.

3. Diagonals bisect each other.A parallelogram  The properties of parallelogram are:

1. Opposite sides are equal and parallel.2. Opposite angles are equal.

3. Diagonals bisect each other.

Since the properties of square, rectangle, rhombus and parallelogram are similar we can say that they all are parallelograms.

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