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How to Classify Shapes | |
Quadrilaterals | |
Using Venn Diagrams to Compare Quadrilaterals | |
Using a Carroll Diagram |
Shapes can be classified based on their properties, which are the qualities that a shape possesses.
Properties of Shapes:
Quadrilaterals are polygons with four straight sides and four angles. These are their common characteristics.
Here are some examples of quadrilaterals and their properties:
Properties:
Properties:
Not all trapeziums look the same. This trapezium has:
Properties:
Properties:
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While quadrilaterals share common features like four sides and angles, some have more similarities than meet the eye.
Let's consider the rhombus and square:
These two quadrilaterals share:
Classifying Shapes Using Venn Diagrams
Venn diagrams offer a visual way to classify and compare shapes. In the diagram below, each shape is placed in its corresponding section:
The square, for instance, does not have acute angles or a pair of parallel sides of different lengths, thus placing it outside the Venn diagram.
You can utilize a Carroll diagram to categorize different shapes based on their properties. In this diagram, shapes are placed in specific sections based on the two properties they share.
The diagram helps in visually organizing shapes based on their properties.
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1. What are some examples of quadrilaterals? |
2. How are Venn diagrams used to compare quadrilaterals? |
3. How can Carroll diagrams help in classifying quadrilaterals? |
4. What are some common characteristics used to classify quadrilaterals? |
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