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Is a rhombus sometimes a square

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A rhombus is a quadrilateral with four equal sides. This means that all four sides are of equal lengths. So each side is the same length. A rhombus's vertices do not have to be any particular angle.

A square is a special case. It is both a rectangle and a rhombus because it has four right angles (rectangle) and four equal sides (rhombus).

So is a rhombus sometimes a square? Yes, when its angles equal 90°. No, when its angles do not equal 90°. So a rhombus can SOMETIMES be a square.
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