Question

answer the questions about the figures below.
figure a figure b figure c
(a) which figures are squares?
mark all that apply.
☐ figure a ☐ figure b ☐ figure c ☐ none of the figures
(b) which figures are rectangles?
mark all that apply.
☐ figure a ☐ figure b ☐ figure c ☐ none of the figures
(c) which figures are parallelograms?
mark all that apply.
☐ figure a ☐ figure b ☐ figure c ☐ none of the figures

Explanation:

(a) A square has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles. Only Figure A meets this.
(b) A rectangle has 4 right angles and opposite sides equal. Figure A (a square is a special rectangle) and Figure C meet this.
(c) A parallelogram has opposite sides parallel and equal. Figure A and Figure C qualify; Figure B is a trapezoid with only one pair of parallel sides.

Answer:

(a) Figure A
(b) Figure A, Figure C
(c) Figure A, Figure C