From Latin: rectus "right" + angle Drag the orange dots on each
vertex to reshape the rectangle. The rectangle, like the is one
of the most commonly known quadrilaterals. It is defined as
having all four interior angles 90° Properties of a rectangle -
Opposite sides are Adjust the rectangle above and satisfy
yourself that this is so. - The diagonals bisect each other -
The diagonals are Other ways to think about rectangles A
rectangle can be thought about in other ways: is a special case
of a rectangle where all four sides are the same length. Adjust
the rectangle above to create a square. - It is also a special
case of a but with extra limitation that the angles are fixed at
90°. See Parallelogram definition and adjust the parallelogram
to create a rectangle. a rectangle has all the same properties
described here, but also, the coordinates of its vertices
(corners) are known. See Rectangle (Coordinate Geometry) for
more. Other rectangle pages: Area of a rectangle Perimeter of a
rectangle Rectangle (Coordinat