Rectangles

A rectangle is a quadrilateral on a plane having all interior angles equal to 90° (all interior angles are right angles).
An equivalent definition is: rectangle is a parallelogram having at least one interior angle equal to 90°. (Note that if a parallelogram has one interior angle equal to 90°, then all its interior angles are equal to 90°).
These and other properties of rectangles are discussed in lessons under this topic.
So, a rectangle is a special case of a parallelogram. A square is a special case of a rectangle.
Handy formulas: Perimeter = 2*(width+height), area = width*height, where width and height are sizes of a rectangle sides.
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