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Two base angles of a trapezoid?
Yes, normally there are two of them.
Does a trapezoid have one or two right angles?
A trapezoid may have two right angles.
Are all angles in a trapezoid congruent?
No, not all angles in a trapezoid are congruent. A trapezoid may have two pairs of congruent angles, or may have no congruent angles.
How many equal angles do a trapezoid have?
A trapezoid has two sets of equal angles
If the length of the bases of an isosceles trapezoid are known can you compute the measure of the internal angles?
Let's do an example.Draw an isosceles trapezoid. Let say that the biggest base has a length of 10, and the smallest base has a length of 4.Draw two perpendicular line that pass through the vertices of the smallest base, to the biggest base of the trapezoid.A rectangle is formed whose lengths of its two opposite sides equal to the length of the smallest base of the trapezoid.Then, we can say that the base of the right triangle whose hypotenuse is one one of the congruent sides of the trapezoid is 3, (1/2)(10 -4). So that one of the possibilities of its height (which also is the height of the trapezoid) is 4, and the hypotenuse is 5 (by the Pythagorean triple).Now, in the right triangle whose hypotenuse is one of the congruent sides of the trapezoid, we have:tan (base angle of the trapezoid) = 4/3, andthe base angle angle of the trapezoid = tan-1 (4/3) ≈ 53⁰.Since the sum of the two adjacent angles of the trapezoid is 180⁰, the other angle of the trapezoid is 127⁰.Thus, the base angles of the isosceles trapezoid have a measure of 53⁰, and two other angles have a measure of 127⁰.So, we need to have more information in order to find the angles of the isosceles trapezoid for the given problem.
What angles are congruent in an isosceles trapezoid?
There are two pairs of congruent base angles in an isosceles trapezoid.
Two base angles of a trapezoid?
Yes, normally there are two of them.
How many acute angles does a trapezoid have?
A trapezoid always has two acute angles. the base angles have to be acute because the lower base angles and the upper base angles are complementary so since the upper base angle is always obtuse, the lower base angles have to be acute.
Two base angles of a trapezoid are ' ' supplementary?
'never'
What is an isosceles trapezoid?
It is a trapezoid in which the non-parallel sides are of the same length and subtend equal angles with the base. It can be viewed as an isosceles triangle whose apex has been removed by a line parallel to its base.
What angles of an isosceles trapezoid are congruent?
The pair of angles at the end of each parallel side - the two base angles and the two top angles - are congruent.
Does a trapezoid have one or two right angles?
A trapezoid may have two right angles.
How many equal angles do a trapezoid have?
A trapezoid has two sets of equal angles
Are all angles in a trapezoid congruent?
No, not all angles in a trapezoid are congruent. A trapezoid may have two pairs of congruent angles, or may have no congruent angles.
How many right angles are in a trapezoid?
A trapezoid can have either none or two right angles.
What trapezoid has 2 right angles?
A right trapezoid has at least two right angles.
If the length of the bases of an isosceles trapezoid are known can you compute the measure of the internal angles?
Let's do an example.Draw an isosceles trapezoid. Let say that the biggest base has a length of 10, and the smallest base has a length of 4.Draw two perpendicular line that pass through the vertices of the smallest base, to the biggest base of the trapezoid.A rectangle is formed whose lengths of its two opposite sides equal to the length of the smallest base of the trapezoid.Then, we can say that the base of the right triangle whose hypotenuse is one one of the congruent sides of the trapezoid is 3, (1/2)(10 -4). So that one of the possibilities of its height (which also is the height of the trapezoid) is 4, and the hypotenuse is 5 (by the Pythagorean triple).Now, in the right triangle whose hypotenuse is one of the congruent sides of the trapezoid, we have:tan (base angle of the trapezoid) = 4/3, andthe base angle angle of the trapezoid = tan-1 (4/3) ≈ 53⁰.Since the sum of the two adjacent angles of the trapezoid is 180⁰, the other angle of the trapezoid is 127⁰.Thus, the base angles of the isosceles trapezoid have a measure of 53⁰, and two other angles have a measure of 127⁰.So, we need to have more information in order to find the angles of the isosceles trapezoid for the given problem.
