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Quadrilaterals and Their Properties

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If the diagonals of a rhombus are equal, then the rhombus is a_____

A

Rectangle

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Parallelogram

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C

Square

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Kite

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Solution

The correct option is C
Square

If the diagonals of a rhombus are equal then each angle will be $90^{\circ}$ .

Hence it is a square.

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