[The Infant System by Samuel Wilderspin]@TWC D-Link bookThe Infant System CHAPTER XIII 17/22
Q.What is the difference between a rhomb and a rhomboid? A.The sides of the rhomboid are not equal, nor yet its angles, but the sides of the rhomb are equal. _Trapezoid_. Q.What is this.
A.A trapezoid.
Q.How many sides has it? A.Four sides and four angles, it has only two of its angles equal, which are opposite to each other. _Tetragon_. Q.What do we call these figures that have four sides.
A.Tetragons, _tetra_ meaning four.
Q.Are they called by another name? A.Yes, they are called quadrilaterals, or quadrangles.
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