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What is a trapezoid and how many sides does it have?
A trapezoid or trapezium has four sides, two of which are parallel.
Is a trapezium a parallelogram?
No. A parallelogram has two pairs of parallel sides. The trapezium has only one pair of parallel sides. (This applies the definition of a trapezium as a 4-sided figure with exactlytwo parallel sides.)
How many equal sides does a trapezoid have?
A trapezium can have 0, 2 or 3 sides of equal length.0 equal sidesThis is the general state of a trapezium.2 equal sidesThe two parallel sides can never be equal.The two non-parallel sides can be equal. In this case, the trapezium is an isosceles trapezium.Or one of the parallel sides can be equal to one of the non-parallel sides. No special name.3 equal sidesThese would have to be the two non-parallel sides and one of the others. The trapezium is isosceles.
How many sides does a trapezium have?
A trapezium has four sides. A trapezium, the term used in the English language outside of North America, is a convex quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides. In American English it is referred to as a trapezoid.
What is a quadrilateral with 2 sides parallel and only 2 sides congruent?
An isosceles trapezium or a non-isosceles trapezium in which one of the slanted sides is congruent to one of the parallel sides.
