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Is quadrilateral ABCD a rectangle?

(1) Angle ABC and BCD are right angles

(2) The diagonals of the quadrilateral are equal

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Is quadrilateral ABCD a rectangle?

(1) Angle ABC and BCD are right angles
(2) The diagonals of the quadrilateral are equal

C. I do not see any big complexity but certainly B is a trap.

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What about square, can it be accepted as rectangle?

if yes than C
If no than E

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06 Sep 2007, 22:29

St1:
ABCD could be a trapezium.. insufficient.

St2:
Could be a square.

Using st1 and st2:
Could be a square or rectangle.

Ans E

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06 Sep 2007, 23:32

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What about square, can it be accepted as rectangle?

if yes than C
If no than E
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I encountered a similar question and was wondering about the same thing!! Any quant experts?????

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07 Sep 2007, 00:05

beckee529 wrote:

Ferihere wrote:

What about square, can it be accepted as rectangle?

if yes than C
If no than E
Explantion needed:[/list]

I encountered a similar question and was wondering about the same thing!! Any quant experts?????

No, a square is a square and a rectangle is a rectangle. Both are special forms of parallelograms with their own individual properties. For instance, the diagonals of a square intersect at right angles, but the diagonals of a rectangle don't.

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07 Sep 2007, 05:20

ywilfred wrote:

beckee529 wrote:

Ferihere wrote:

What about square, can it be accepted as rectangle?

if yes than C
If no than E
Explantion needed:[/list]

I encountered a similar question and was wondering about the same thing!! Any quant experts?????

ywilfred, sorry but I must disagree.

A square is at the same time:
> a rectangle
> a paralellogram
> a quadrilateral

A square is a special rectangle with a right angle at the intersection of its diagonals

... or... with same length of edges

All properties from a rectangle are verified by a square, making it a rectangle... Indeed, we could represent the figures groups and sub-groups such as my attached picture

Some more references: http://www.mathopenref.com/square.html

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A square can be thought of as a special case of other quadrilaterals, for example

* a rectangle but with opposite sides equal
* a parallelogram but with opposite sides equal and the angles all 90°
* a rhombus but with angles all 90°

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07 Sep 2007, 06:29

Thanks team.
I am sorry, but I don't know the OA for this one. I am debating with another person about this square/rectangle thing. I say C, but he say E. I just want to know which is correct...

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07 Sep 2007, 06:55

A similar debate with a question from MGMAT... the OA is provided

http://www.gmatclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39781

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07 Sep 2007, 07:12

if a square can be accepted as rectangle than C

Ans: C

Thanks for Explanation

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07 Sep 2007, 07:26

bkk145 wrote:

Is quadrilateral ABCD a rectangle?

(1) Angle ABC and BCD are right angles

(2) The diagonals of the quadrilateral are equal

Another C,

'a rectangle is defined as a quadrilateral where all four of its angles are right angles'

1 insuff- could be trapezoid
2 insuff- could be trapezoid with two equal sides

both suff, C, no way we can construct figure with two right angles and two diff diagonals.

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