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A rectangle is a closed figure with four sides, equal opposite sides, and all right angles.
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Is it true that a rectangle is a closed figure with four sides, equal opposite sides, and all right angles?
Yes. Standard geometric definitions and reference sources confirm that a rectangle is a closed two-dimensional figure with four sides, equal opposite sides, and four right angles.
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Wikipedia: Rectangle. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectangle
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Defines a rectangle in Euclidean geometry as a quadrilateral with four right angles.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Rectangle. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectangle
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Wikipedia: Square. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square
Explicitly defines a rectangle as having opposite sides equal and all angles 90 degrees.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: Perimeter and Area. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://math.libretexts.org/Courses/Lake_Tahoe_Community_College/Supplemental_Lecture_Notes/Liberal_Arts_Math/Finance_Geometry_and_Logic/Perimeter_and_Area
Confirms rectangles have four sides, four right angles, and opposite sides of equal length.
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OpenStax: OpenStax Elementary Algebra: 3.4 Solve Geometry Applications: Triangles, Rectangles, and the Pythagorean Theorem. (n.d.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/elementary-algebra/pages/056e9b31-4426-432b-892e-dbf472e10fd1@
Identifies a rectangle as a parallelogram, which shares opposite equal sides and right angles.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Geometry/Parallelograms. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Geometry/Parallelograms
States a rectangle has four sides, equal opposite sides, and all right angles.
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Wikisource: Wikisource: An introduction to linear drawing/Chapter 1. (n.d.). Wikisource. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/An_introduction_to_linear_drawing/Chapter_1
Directly states a rectangle is a closed figure with four sides, opposite equal sides, and right angles.
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Wikiversity: Wikiversity: Student Projects/Basic 2-d Shapes. (n.d.). Wikiversity. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Student_Projects/Basic_2-d_Shapes
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