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A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides. This pair of parallel sides are known as the bases of the trapezoid. The other two sides are called the legs, and they are not parallel to each other. So, a trapezoid has exactly one pair of parallel sides.
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How many more pairs of parallel sides does a parallelogram have than a trapezoid?
2It has one pair more because a parallelogram has two pairs of parallel sides whereas a trapezoid only has one pair of opposite parallel sides of different lengths.
Is a trapezoid a quadrilateral with more pairs quadrilateral with one or of parallel sides?
False ~
What shape has one parallel side only?
Answer: trapezoid Answer: There is no such thing as "one parallel side". Parallel refers to the relationship between TWO lines - so, two lines can either be parallel, or not be parallel. A shape can have one PAIR of parallel sides (e.g. a trapezoid), two PAIRS of parallel sides (e.g., a parallelogram), or more than that (e.g., a regular hexagon has three pairs of parallel sides).
Does a trapezoid have at least one pair of parallel sides?
Not exactly. A trapezoid has exactly one pair of parallel sides -- no more and no less.
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, figures with two sets of parallel sides such as a rectangle are nottrapezoids.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.
