Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: Square is a rectangle and a polygon.
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
The prompt gives two universal inclusions about familiar geometric classes and asks you to pick the most accurate single conclusion about a square. This is a classic test of chaining inclusions without inventing extra claims or reversing directions.
Given Data / Assumptions:
Concept / Approach:
Subset chains are transitive. If Squares ⊆ Rectangles and Rectangles ⊆ Polygons, then Squares ⊆ Polygons. Importantly, this does not erase the intermediate inclusion; it preserves both relationships simultaneously: every square is (i) a rectangle and (ii) a polygon.
Step-by-Step Solution:
Verification / Alternative check:
With a Venn diagram, place Squares inside Rectangles and Rectangles inside Polygons; Squares is thus inside Polygons as well. No contradiction arises, and both inclusions hold together.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Common Pitfalls:
Picking a true-but-incomplete statement when a strictly stronger, fully accurate statement is available; forgetting that subset chains preserve all links.
Final Answer:
Square is a rectangle and a polygon.
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