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o A rectangle is a quadrilateral where every angle is a right angle (The little
squares in each corner mean "right angle") and
o opposite sides are parallel and of equal length.
Square :
o A square is a quadrilateral where every angle is a right angle (The little
squares in each corner mean "right angle") and
o has equal sides (marked "s") and
o opposite sides are parallel.
Rhombus :
o A rhombus is a quadrilateral where all sides have equal length
(marked "s") and
o opposite sides are parallel and
o opposite angles are equal.
o The diagonals (dashed lines) meet in the middle at a right angle,
i.e. they "bisect" (cut in half) each other at right angles.