WBCS.LIVE practice question

"Having four equal sides is a necessary condition for a quadrilateral to be a square, but it is not sufficient." This means:

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. A quadrilateral cannot be square unless it has four equal sides, but having four equal sides doesn't guarantee a quadrilateral to be a square.
  2. No quadrilateral with four equal sides is a square.
  3. For a quadrilateral to be a square, all four sides cannot be equal.
  4. In Mathematics, equality of sides is unrelated to the condition for a quadrilateral to be a square.

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: A quadrilateral cannot be square unless it has four equal sides, but having four equal sides doesn't guarantee a quadrilateral to be a square.