SOLUTION: Below was a school assessment question:
"There are two windows in Elana's bedroom, each of which has four
right angles. One of her windows has four congruent sides.
The oth
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Question 1205862: Below was a school assessment question:
"There are two windows in Elana's bedroom, each of which has four
right angles. One of her windows has four congruent sides.
The other window contains two pairs of opposite sides that are equal,
but all four sides are not congruent. Which statement about Elana's
windows is true?
1). Both windows are squares.
2). Both windows are pentagons.
3). Both windows are rectangles.
4). Both windows are rhombuses.
Please explain why which answer is correct.
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are two windows in Elana's bedroom, each of which has four
right angles. => means both windows could be squares, or rectangles, or one of each kind
One of her windows has four congruent sides. => means this window is a
The other window contains two pairs of opposite sides that are equal, but all four sides are not congruent. => means this window is a
since a square is a kind of rectangle, your answer is:
3). Both windows are rectangles.
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