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Question
Give reason for the following :
Square is also a parallelogram.
Solution
Opposite sides of a parallelogram are parallel and equal. In a square, the opposite sides are parallel and the lengths of all the four sides are equal. Therefore, a square can be thought of as a special parallelogram.
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