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Classifying Quadrilaterals

Learn to name a quadrilateral by its most specific true classification, based on its parallel sides, right angles, and equal sides.

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A family tree of four-sided shapes

Parallelograms, rectangles, rhombuses and squares are all related — each adds an extra property on top of the last, and you should always name a shape by its most specific true classification.