What is rhombus and what is a kite? I'm helping my kid with his homework and i don't know.?

click here for the rhombus

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as for the kite shape thats kind of like a diamond

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A rhombus is a quadrilateral that has four equal sides, but not necessarily four right angles (Think a square with funny angles). It's diagonals (those lines that link opposite corners) will meet at right angles.

A kite is a quadrilateral that has two sets of congruent (equal) sides that are next to each other (Think a literal kite, or a rectangle with the short sides meeting on one end and the long ones meeting at the other).

A rhombus is any four sided figure with equal sides.

A kite is a four sided figure, with two pairs of consecutive equal sides.

Sorry I can't draw you a picture but those are some basic definitions.

Hope this helps. Good Luck.

Rhombus.

Two sets of parrellel lines, but no right angles (or it would be a rectangle)

Kite: Two equaly sized lines on top, and two lines of a different size on bottom

What Is Rhumbus

a rhombus is like a square with pulled corners and a kita is in the shape of a kita(diamond)