Classifying Quadrilaterals
A closed polygon which has 4 sides is called a quadrilateral.  Try to drag the points on the polygons in this activity to illustrate the different types of quadrilaterals listed below?  The top one is done for you.
    
        
    1) Is a square a rectangle?  Why or why not?[br][br]2) Is a square a rhombus?  Why or why not?[br][br]3) Is a square a parallelogram?  Why or why not?[br][br]4) Is a square a quadrilateral?  Why or why not?[br][br]5) Is a square a trapezoid?  Why or why not?