is a square a kite?

Question

A square is a kite: True or False?

Answer 1

A square by definition is a quadrilateral with 4 right angles and 4 equal sides

 

A kite by definition is a quadrilateral with two pairs of consecutive sides

of equal length

 

Therefor a Kite is not a square as it does not have to have 4 right angles

 

In order to say that a kite is a square means that ALL KITES are squares, 

not just that some could be squares.

Answer 2

I agree with Heather.  I have not seen a definition of a kite that limits the number of congruent sides or angles to only one pair.  Most references list a square as a particular kind of kite which is equiangular (has all four angles equal).

 

So a square is a kite, but a kite is not necessarily a square.

Answer 3

False: A kite has only one pair of opposite angles congruent.

A square has all angles congruent.

Answer 4

The answer is true!