Do all rectangles have four congruent sides? Explain.
Mathematics · Middle School · Sun Jan 24 2021
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No, all rectangles do not have four congruent sides. By definition, a rectangle is a quadrilateral with four right angles (90 degrees). However, the only requirement regarding the sides is that opposite sides must be equal in length. In a rectangle, adjacent sides (sides that meet at the same vertex) can differ in length. Therefore, a rectangle typically has two pairs of congruent sides. Only when all four sides of a rectangle are of the same length, which makes it a special kind of rectangle called a square, will a rectangle have four congruent sides.