Is a square a special type of rhombus? I think that clearly square is a special type of rhombus as it is just a rhombus with angle measuring 90 degrees. But my teacher said that this is wrong because diagonals of rhombus are unequal and diagonals of a square equal. Thus, it is wrong, square can't be called a rhombus. Please clarify.

Is a square a special type of rhombus? I think that clearly square is

1.	Is a square a special type of rhombus? I think that clearly square is a special type of rhombus as it is just a rhombus with angle measuring 90 degrees. But my teacher said that this is wrong because diagonals of rhombus are unequal and diagonals of a square equal. Thus, it is wrong, square can't be called a rhombus. Please clarify.
Answer» Is a square a special type of rhombus? I think that clearly square is a special type of rhombus as it is just a rhombus with angle measuring 90 degrees. But my teacher said that this is wrong because diagonals of rhombus are unequal and diagonals of a square equal. Thus, it is wrong, square can't be called a rhombus. Please clarify.