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Mario claims that a rhombus is sometimes a square, but a square is always a rhombus. Is he correct? Explain your answer

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Rhombuses are a type of parallelogram, which means their opposite sides are always parallel, and their opposite angles are always equal. A square is the only type of rhombus where all four angles are equal, and the only rhombus that also meets the definition of a rectangle (all angles are 90 degrees).
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That is correct.This is because a square has all the elements a rhombus has.A rhombus has 4 equal sides,just like a square does.And,a rhombus can't always be a square becase a square also contains 4 equal angles,while a rhombus doesn't.
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