State whether the following statements are true or false, and explain your reasoning.
a) A square is a rectangle.
b) A polygon with 21 sides has 432 possible diagonals.
c) All three angles in an Isosceles triangle are equal.
d) The measures of the exterior angles of a nonagon, a nine-sided figure, have a sum of 360°.

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

a) A square is a rectangle.   True

Reason: Property of Rectangle: (i) Opposite sides are equal and parallel. (ii) Each angle is 90 (iii) Diagonals are equal and bisect each other.

A square hold all these properties. A square is  a rectangle.

b) A polygon with 21 sides has 432 possible diagonals. False

Reason: Number of diagonals of a polygon = [tex]\frac{n(n-3)}{2}[/tex]

n --> number of sides of a polygon.

= [tex]\frac{21*18}{2}[/tex] = 189 diagonals

c) All three angles in an Isosceles triangle are equal. False

Reason: In an isosceles triangle, two angles are equal.

If three angles are equal, then that is an equilateral triangle.

d) The measures of the exterior angles of a nonagon, a nine-sided figure, have a sum of 360°. True.

Reason: The sum of measures of the exterior angles  of any polygon is 360

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