Square and its Properties
Square and its Properties: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as relation between square and parallelogram, sufficient condition for a quadrilateral to be a square, properties for angles of a square, and properties for diagonals of a square.
Important Questions on Square and its Properties
The diagonals of a square with area divide the square into four non-overlapping triangles. What is the sum of the perimeter of the four triangles.

and are two isosceles triangles in the square . What is the measure of ?


Consider the following statements :
The diagonals of a parallelogram are equal.
The diagonals of a square are perpendicular to each other.
If the diagonals of a quadrilateral intersect at right angles, it is not necessarily a rhombus.
Every quadrilateral is either a parallelogram or a kite or a trapezium.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A parallelogram will become a square when

A quadrilateral can be a square if

In the adjoining figure, is a square. A line segment cuts at and the diagonal at such that and . Find the value of . (Give the answer in value without degree symbol).

Write the conditions for the quadrilateral to be a square.

The four angles of a quadrilateral are congruent and the four sides of a quadrilateral are also congruent. Then, the quadrilateral is a

The diagram shows two identical squares, and , overlapping each other in such a way that their edges are parallel, and a circle of radius covered within these squares. Find the length of the side of square

A square and a parallelogram have the same area. If the side of the square is and the height of the parallelogram is . Find the length of the base of the parallelogram.

How are square and parallelogram alike?


A square can be a parallelogram.

What is the relation between square and a parallelogram?

Diagonals of a parallelogram are of equal length and intersect at right angle, then the parallelogram is

In the adjoining figure, is a square. A line segment cuts at and the diagonal at such that and . Find the value of . (Give the answer in value without degree symbol).

Let be a square. An arc of a circle with as centre and as radius is drawn inside the square joining the points and . Points on on and on arc are taken such that is a square. Further suppose that and are parallel to . Then, is

Here is a square is drawn for you. Is ?

In a square , and . Then the value of is
