GL assessment test paper 5 question 38

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GL assessment test paper 5 question 38

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The question is in GL assessment paper 5, q 38

Bulu has 2D shape.

All of its sides are the same length

Which of these cannot be Bulu's shape?

a right angled triangle

an equilateral triangle

a square

a rectangle

a parallelogram


Any help will be usefull with explanantion? Thanks
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Re: GL assessment test paper 5 question 38

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This has been asked and answered before - see here: http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/forum/ ... =2&t=27047" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: GL assessment test paper 5 question 38

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Thanks,

Had a look, right answer on the book is right-angle triangle.

But the answer could be the rectangle or parallelogram also.

ie. the question seems to be wrongly worded, i agree right angle triangle will always have one different side.

Many thanks.
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Re: GL assessment test paper 5 question 38

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The question is "Which of these cannot be Bulu's shape?" A right angled trinagle is the only one which COULD NOT have all sides equal as rectangles and parallelograms could have 4 equal sides too even if they usually don't. Squares are a subset of rectangles, which in turn are a subset of parallelograms - so a square is actually an example of a square, a rectangle and a parallelogram all at the same time.
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Re: GL assessment test paper 5 question 38

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Thankyou,

Question confuses, as it says: All its sides are the same length?

Thanks for the explanation though, now I will try and explain a 10 year old this fact!

:)
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