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All squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares
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Answer: true

Step-by-step explanation:

not all rectangles have four congruent sides, so not all rectangles can be called squares

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Answer:

True

Step-by-step explanation:

Because all squares have four right angles and satisfy the definition for rectangles, they can all also be called rectangles. On the other hand, not all rectangles have four congruent sides, so not all rectangles can also be called squares.

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