document.write( "Question 559506: If you are just given vertices how do you find out if the shape is a rhombus, a rectangle, or a square? \n" ); document.write( "
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Calculating the lengths of the diagonals and checking if they are perpendicular would help you.
\n" ); document.write( "A rhombus has perpendicular diagonals.
\n" ); document.write( "A rectangle has diagonals of the same length.
\n" ); document.write( "A square has perpendicular diagonals with the same length. (It can be considered a special kind of rhombus. It can also be considered a special kind of rectangle).
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