Polygons!
True or False:
A rhombus is a quadrilateral.
EXPLAIN your answer using the properties of a polygon.
1c
TRUE because a rhombus has four sides.
Write the ordered pairs for each point shown on the grid for number 3a.
(6,4) and (8,1)
Measure and label each dimension on NUMBER 4—length, width, and height—for this rectangular prism in centimeters.
What is the volume of this rectangular prism?
24 cm3
True or False:
A rhombus is a rectangle.
EXPLAIN your answer using the properties of a polygon.
1b
FALSE
A rhombus does not have to have 90° corners but a rectangle does.
Add the following ordered pairs to the coordinate grid:
(8, 8) (10, 4)
3b
-Doc Cam-
The area of the base of a rectangular prism is 45 cm². The height of the prism is 6 cm. What is the volume of the prism? Label your answer with the correct units.
5
270 cm3
True or False:
A rhombus is a parallelogram.
EXPLAIN your answer using the properties of a polygon.
1a
TRUE because a rhombus has 2 pairs of parallel sides, which makes it a parallelogram.
Connect the points on the grid in number 3 to form a quadrilateral. Which of the following names could be used to describe the figure you made? (select all that apply!!!)
3c
Polygon AND Kite
If Matthew knows the volume of a rectangular prism is 132 m³ and the area of the base is 22 m², what is the height? Label your answer with the correct units.
6
6 m
True or False:
A square is a special kind of rhombus.
EXPLAIN your answer using the properties of a polygon.
1d
TRUE because a square is a rhombus
with 90° corners.
Why do people say that a square is a special kind of rectangle? Use properties of shapes in your answer.
2
Rectangles are parallelograms that have 90° corners. A square is a specific rectangle that has 4 congruent sides.