Introduction to a square and its properties

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Concept #1. Introduction to a square and its charactristics

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  1. A square is a regular quadrilateral.
  2. It has 4 equal sides and all its 4 angles are right angles.
  3. It can also be considered as a special rectangle in which two of its adjacent sides are equal.
  4. A convex quadrilateral is a square if and only if it is any one of the following:
  • a rectangle with two adjacent equal sides
  • a quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles
  • a parallelogram with one right angle and two adjacent equal sides
  • a rhombus with a right angle
  • a rhombus with all angles equal
  • a quadrilateral where the diagonals are equal and are the perpendicular bisectors of each other, i.e. a rhombus with equal diagonals.

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  • Estimated Time :40 minutes.
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Concept #2. Measurements in a square.

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Concept # 3. Construction of a square.

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