Rhombus, Kite, and

Square: Differences and

Similarities
A Geometric
Comparison
 Definitions
• Rhombus: All sides equal,
opposite angles equal.

• Kite: Two pairs of equal adjacent

sides.

• Square: All sides equal, all angles

90.
 Rhombus kite square
Two pairs of
All sides are equal adjacent All sides are
Sides equal sides equal

Diagonals may
Opposite angles not be necessarily All angles are 90
Angles are equal equal degrees
May or may not
Cross at 90 cross at 90 Cross at 90
degrees and are degrees, not degrees and are
Diagonals equal in length necessarily equal equal in length

in length