Question

2.) sue and bobbi are sorting shapes into two categories. sue stated a square is also a rhombus. bobbi stated it is also a rectangle. explain how both sue and bobbi are correct.

Explanation:

A rhombus is defined as a quadrilateral with all four sides of equal length, and opposite sides parallel. A square has four equal sides and parallel opposite sides, so it meets the rhombus criteria. A rectangle is defined as a quadrilateral with four right angles and opposite sides equal and parallel. A square has four right angles, equal and parallel opposite sides, so it meets the rectangle criteria. Squares are a special case of both rhombuses and rectangles.

Answer:

Sue is correct because a square has all the properties of a rhombus: it is a quadrilateral with four equal-length sides and parallel opposite sides. Bobbi is correct because a square has all the properties of a rectangle: it is a quadrilateral with four right angles, and equal, parallel opposite sides. A square is a special type of both a rhombus and a rectangle.