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A closed figure bounded by 4 sides 4 4
whose opposite sides are equal.
Rectangle

A closed figure bounded by four
equal line segments 4 4

Square

A closed figure made up of only 0 0

one curved line.
Circle

Keep in Mind

Every square is a rectangle but every rectangle is not a square.

SquARe CoRneRS

One day, Meera was helping her dad arrange photo frames on

the wall. She noticed that the corners of the frames looked neat
and sharp. Her dad smiled and said, ‘Those are called square
corners!’ Meera got excited and started looking for more square
corners around her.

You can take a pair of straws and join them at one end. Then,
pull them apart from the other end as follows:
1. Less than a Square Corner: The straw is slightly

lifted, creating a narrow gap. This is a less than Less than a square
square corner. corner

2. Square Corner: The straw is bent into an L shape.
This is a square corner.
Square corner

3. More than a Square Corner: The straws are
positioned wide apart, creating a wide gap. This is
More than a
more than a square corner. square corner

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