SOLUTION: If you are just given vertices how do you find out if the shape is a rhombus, a rectangle, or a square?

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Question 559506: If you are just given vertices how do you find out if the shape is a rhombus, a rectangle, or a square?
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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Calculating the lengths of the diagonals and checking if they are perpendicular would help you.
A rhombus has perpendicular diagonals.
A rectangle has diagonals of the same length.
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).