Classify triangles or quadrilaterals into different categories based on shared defining attributes. Explain why a triangle or quadrilateral would or would not belong to a category.
Example Problems
A rectangle has four right angles.
A parallelogram has two pairs of parallel sides.
Is every rectangle also a parallelogram?
A parallelogram has two pairs of parallel sides.
Is every rectangle also a parallelogram?
Triangle ABC has the following vertices:
A
B
C
Is triangle ABC a right triangle?
A
B
C
Is triangle ABC a right triangle?
Triangle ABC has the following vertices:
A
B
C
Is triangle ABC a right triangle?
A
B
C
Is triangle ABC a right triangle?
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