Classifying 2D Shapes

square – four equal sides, four 90 degree angles; a special type of rectangle

square

rectangle – two sets of equal sides, four 90 degree angles; a special type of parallelogram

rectangle

parallelogram – two sets of equal, parallel sides

parallelogram

rhombus – two sets of parallel sides, all four sides equal

rhombus

equilateral triangle – all three sides equal

equilateral triangle

right isosceles triangle – two sides equal; one 90 degree angle

isosceles triangle

scalene triangle – no sides are equal

scalene triangle

pentagon – five sides figure

pentagon

hexagon – six sided figure

hexagon

octagon – eight sided figure

octagon

regular – simply put, it means all sides are equal.  A square would be a regular rectangle.  An equilateral triangle would be a regular triangle.  A regular pentagon would just mean that all five sides of the pentagon are the same length.

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