Which statement reflects the idea that orientation of shapes does not affect a shape's attributes?

• A. Orientation does not change a shape's attributes; a rectangle can be tall or wide.
• B. Orientation changes the number of sides.
• C. Two shapes with different orientations cannot be the same shape.
• D. Orientation determines area size.

Answer: (A)

Understanding orientation is about changing position, not what the shape is. When you rotate a shape, its size, number of sides, and area stay the same; only how it’s facing changes. A rectangle might appear tall or wide depending on its orientation, but it still has four sides, opposite sides equal, right angles, and the same area. So the statement that orientation does not change a shape's attributes best captures this idea.

The other ideas would imply that rotating a shape changes properties like the number of sides or the area, which isn’t true—the intrinsic attributes remain constant despite orientation.