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1. It is a quadrilateral that has 4 sides

2. It has 1 pair of parallel sides

3. Its 4 interior angles add up to 360 degrees

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What are two characteristics of an isosceles trapezoid?

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What are three names for a trapezoid?

A trapezoid, a trapezium, an isosceles trapezoid or trapezium and it is a 4 sided quadrilateral.


Can a trapezoid make a triangle?

No because a trapezoid has 4 sides and a triangle has three if a trapezoid had three then it would be a triangle. If you had 3 trapezoids you could make a triangle!


Is a trapezoid three dimensional?

No.


What are 5 characteristics of a Quadrilateral?

Parallelogram quadrilateral trapezoid rectangle square


Could a trapezoid have three right angles?

No, a trapezoid could not have three right angles. If it did, it would be a rectangle, as the fourth angle would need to be 90 degrees as well. A rectangle is not a trapezoid.


What is the area of a trapezoid whose bases are 34m and 48m and 32m?

A trapezoid does not have three bases!


Does a trapezoid has three congruent sides?

No it does not


What is the three triangles called?

trapezoid


What makes an isoceles trapezoid special?

The type of characteristics a trapezoid has or any other shape has makes it special in so many different ways


How do you find the area of a trapezoid using the area of a triangle?

You have to cut the trapezoid into three shapes. The three shapes will be two triangles and one rectangle or square. You have to find the area of these three shapes and then add all of the three areas up to find the area of the trapezoid.


How do you calculate the perimeter of a trapezoid with three sides?

You cannot have a trapezoid with three sides! Or if the question was something like 'You know three of the four sides of a trapezoid' ; that cannot be done either, because there is no way of calculating what the length of the fourth side is.