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It's a Trap... ezoid. Definition of Trapezoid. A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides. As shown in the picture below, the parallel sides of trapezoid ABCD are called bases and the sides that are not parallel are called legs. The degree measure of the four angles add up to 360 degrees. This is actually true of any quadrilateral.
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What is a Trapezoid? (Part 2) That’s not true. A trapezoid has at least one pair of parallel sides, but it can also have another. With a partner, discuss the difference between Niko’s definition and Carlos’ definition for a trapezoid. Some people use Niko’s definition for a trapezoid, and some people use Carlos’ definition.
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Trapezoid A trapezoid is a 4-sided flat shape with straight sides that has a pair of opposite sides parallel.
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Trapezoid In Euclidean geometry, a convex quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides is referred to as a trapezoid (pronounced: /ˈtɹaepəzɔɪd/) ˈtɹæpəzɔɪd In american And Canadian english but as a trapezium In english Outside North. america
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Flatland A romance of many dimensions I grant you I have not your discriminative faculty of hearing; for the concert of all Lineland which gives you such intense pleasure, is to me no better than a multitudinous twittering or chirping. Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context.
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- Super Teacher Worksheets-www.superteacherworksheets.com RHOMBUS TRAPEZOID SQUARERECTANGLE PARALLELOGRAM TRAPEZOIDA parallelogram has two pairs of opposite parallel sides while a trapezoid hasonly one pair of parallel sides.Both have four equal side lengths but a square must also havefour right angles.
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What is a trapezoid? For the same reason that a cat is an animal but an animal is not always a cat. Because a trapezoid is a special kind of quadrilateral. A quadrilateral is anything with four s … ides. A trapezoid has four sides, and also two of them are parallel to each other.
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trapezoid The term isosceles trapezoid is used to mean a trapezoid with two opposite sides equal, but not parallel. The Teaching of Geometry David Eugene Smith. An interesting variation of the ordinary proof is made by placing a trapezoid T', congruent to T, in the position here shown.
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- A Trapezoid is a 4-sided polygon (Quadrilateral) which has at least one pair of parallel sides. The sides of a Trapezoid that are parallel are called the bases of the trapezoid and the other two sides are called the legs or the lateral sides. The perpendicular distance from one base to the other is called the altitude of a trapezoid.
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Cuboid A cuboid is a box-shaped solid object. It has six flat sides and all angles are right angles. And all of its faces are rectangles.
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2-D and 3-D Figures, Polygons, and Quadrilaterals This is a trapezoid. It has exactly one pair of parallel sides. It has 4 sides and 4 vertices. 2 of its angles are more than 90 degrees, or obtuse and 2 of its angles are less than 90 degrees, or acute. Now it's your turn. Take out a piece of paper and pencil and practice drawing the shapes.
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Properties of Shapes: Quadrilaterals, Parallelograms, Trapezoids, Polygons A Parallelogram is a four-sided shape with opposite sides that are both parallel and equal in length. The area of a parallelogram is the base times the height. A Trapezoid is a four-sided shape with at least one set of parallel sides. The area of a trapezoid is the average of the bases times the height.
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- A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with only one set of parallel sides. They absolutely cannot have two sets of parallel sides. So when trapezoids start their own party after being kicked out of the quadrilateral party, we can be certain that rectangles, squares, and parallelograms will definitely not be on the guest list.
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TRUE or FALSE, No trapezoid is a square? Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: By definition, a trapezoid is a quadrilateral with only ONE set of parallel sides. Since a square has TWO sets of parallel sides, it would be TRUE with this definition.
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Quadrilaterals Trapezoid. Isosceles Trapezoid. A trapezoid (called a trapezium in the UK) has a pair of opposite sides parallel. It is called an Isosceles trapezoid if the sides that aren't parallel are equal in length and both angles coming from a parallel side are equal, as shown.
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- The median of a trapezoid is a segment parallel to the bases that connects the midpoints of the non-parallel sides. This line is special because we can determine its length directly from the length of the two bases. No joke.
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- The definition of a trapezoid is a shape with four sides, only two of which are parallel. An example of a trapezoid is the base of a pyramid when the top is flat and there is not a point. a plane figure with four sides, only two of which are parallel.
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Art Definitions, Glossary of Terms The trapezoid has one pair of parallel sides. The parallelogram, rectangle, and square all have two pairs of parallel sides. Other less common shapes with parallel sides include any of the '-gons' with an even number of sides, such as a hexagon, octagon, decagon, etc.
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Master the Trapezoid from recognition to construction. 1 Two of the lines are parallel. 2  It is a simple quadrilateral-meaning the sum of it's angles is 360 degrees. 3  A Trapezoid is a Trapezoid and cannot be named anything else. 4  For example a square is a rectangle, but a rectangle is not a square!
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What is the difference between a trapezoid and a rhombus? The sides' length and number of pairs of parallel sides. See explanation. A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides (called bases), while a rhombus must have two pairs of parallel sides (it is a special case of a parallelogram). The second difference is that the sides of a rhombus are all equal, while a trapezoid may have all 4 sides of a different length.
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Master the Trapezoid from recognition to construction. First and fore most a Trapezoid is a quadrilateral which is a 4 sided plane shape. 1  It has 4 lines. 2  It is a closed shape. 3  Two of the lines are parallel.  It is a simple quadrilateral - meaning the sum of it's angles is 360 1  degrees. A Trapezoid is a Trapezoid and cannot be named anything else.
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- Virginia Department of Education ©2013 Geometry Vocabulary Cards Page 93 Trapezoid  A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides.  Isosceles trapezoid – A trapezoid where the two base angles are equal and therefore the sides opposite the base angles are also equal.
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Properties of Trapezoids and Kites Isosceles Trapezoids. Definition: An isosceles trapezoid is a trapezoid whose legs are congruent. By definition, as long as a quadrilateral has exactly one pair of parallel lines, then the quadrilateral is a trapezoid. The definition of an isosceles trapezoid adds another specification: the legs of the trapezoid have to be congruent.
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- If both legs are the same length, this is called an isosceles trapezoid, and both base angles are the same. If the legs are parallel, it now has two pairs of parallel sides, and is a parallelogram. Coordinate Geometry
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- How many pairs of parallel sides does a trapezoid have? The more common definition of a trapezoid (or trapezium,  outside of North America) is a four-sided figure with exactly one  pair of parallel sides. By this definition, figu…res with two sets  of parallel sides such as a rectangle are not trapezoids.    Some mathematicians use a more general definition that allows for  one or more pair of parallel sides. By this definition, a  rectangle, square, or rhombus would be considered as special cases  of a trapezoid.
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Quadrilaterals The Trapezoid (UK: Trapezium). Trapezoid. Isosceles Trapezoid. A trapezoid (called a trapezium in the UK) has a pair of opposite sides parallel. It is called an Isosceles trapezoid if the sides that aren't parallel are equal in length and both angles coming from a parallel side are equal, as shown.