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Use the construction marks to draw "3 Think and Share
4 another two sides of the square.
Each side should be 70 mm long.
How many squares and
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rectangles can you see?
Hint: A square or rectangle
can be made up of more
than one block.

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Use your ruler to draw the last (III1
5" side of the square by joining
the ends of the other two
sides of the square you have
just drawn.
The last side of the square Squares and rectangles '
should be 70 mm long. are quadrilaterals.
They have four
straight sides.
Squares and rectangles
have four right angles.
Label the square ^SCD.
J L Opposite sides are
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Write down the measurements parallel.
as shown. All sides in a square
are equal in length.
Draw squares to show that the 70 mm
The opposite sides of a
angles of the square are right
rectangle are equal in
angles.
length.

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70 mm
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Understanding
Bees can construct regular
hexagons without any
Q Construct a square with side lengths of 4.7 cm using a protractor. mathematical instruments.
Q Construct a square KLMN with sides that are 3.5 cm long. See if you can draw a
regular hexagon without
^ Use your set square to construct a square with side lengths of 5.4 cm.
using a protractor or ruler.