Square - Characterizations

Characterizations

A convex quadrilateral is a square if and only if it is any one of the following:

  • a rectangle with two adjacent equal sides
  • a quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles
  • a parallelogram with one right angle and two adjacent equal sides
  • a rhombus with a right angle
  • a rhombus with all angles equal
  • a quadrilateral where the diagonals are equal and are the perpendicular bisectors of each other, i.e. a rhombus with equal diagonals

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