6.5 Trapezoids and Kites

Trapezoids and Kites: Example Problems

-Decide which one best describes a trapezoid.

a) a shape with one pair of parallel sides, and four sides overall

b) has no parallel sides

a) three sides are congruent to each other.

-Decide which one is a trapezoid

a)

b)

c)

-Decide which one best decribes an isosceles trapezoid.

a) the legs are parellel to each other

b) the legs are congruent

c) the legs are neither parellel nor congruent

- Decide which one is a kite.

a)

b)

c)