Question

answer the questions about the figures below.
figure a
(an image of a rectangle with length 4m and width 2m, right angles at all corners)
figure b
(an image of a quadrilateral with two sides labeled 4m, two sides labeled 2m, and one side labeled 3m)
figure c
(an image of a parallelogram with two sides labeled 4m and two sides labeled 2m)
(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. Figure A has two pairs of equal sides (not all 4 equal), Figure B has unequal side lengths, Figure C has two pairs of equal sides (not all 4 equal). No figures meet the square criteria.
(b) A rectangle has 4 right angles and opposite sides equal. Only Figure A has 4 right angles and equal opposite sides.
(c) A parallelogram has opposite sides parallel and equal. Figure A (rectangle, a type of parallelogram), Figure B (opposite sides equal/parallel), and Figure C (opposite sides equal/parallel) all meet this definition.

Answer:

(a) None of the figures
(b) Figure A
(c) Figure A, Figure B, Figure C