A trapezoid has 4 sides with one pair of opposite parallel sides of different lengths.
No shape has only 1 parallel side. A trapezoid is a 4-sided shape, or quadrilateral, with only 2 parallel sides; it does not necessarily have to have 2 right angles. (In the UK a trapezoid is called a trapezium.) In North America, a trapezium is a quadrilateral with 0 (no) parallel sides.
a rectangle, which has two sets of parallel side
The shape you are describing is a rectangle or, more generally, a parallelogram. In a rectangle, each side is perpendicular to its adjacent sides and parallel to the opposite sides. This property holds true for squares, which are a specific type of rectangle where all sides are equal in length.
A shape with four sides and one set of parallel sides is called a trapezoid (or trapezium in some regions). In a trapezoid, the parallel sides are referred to as the bases, while the other two sides are non-parallel. This unique feature distinguishes trapezoids from other quadrilaterals, such as rectangles and squares, which have two sets of parallel sides.
A shape with only one pair of perpendicular sides is typically a right trapezoid (or right-angled trapezium). In this shape, one pair of opposite sides is parallel, while the other pair consists of one side that is perpendicular to the parallel sides. This configuration creates a right angle between the non-parallel side and one of the parallel sides. As a result, it has distinct geometric properties, including one right angle.
Not sure how you can have only one parallel side. What is it parallel to?
its a shape
No. The sides of a shape don't need to be equal in length to be parallel.
You mean with two of the sides being parallel and the other two being at a slant with each other? That would be a trapezoid. Here's more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapezoid
No shape has only 1 parallel side. A trapezoid is a 4-sided shape, or quadrilateral, with only 2 parallel sides; it does not necessarily have to have 2 right angles. (In the UK a trapezoid is called a trapezium.) In North America, a trapezium is a quadrilateral with 0 (no) parallel sides.
A rhombus is a four sided shape where all sides are equal length and opposite sides are parallel.
a rectangle, which has two sets of parallel side
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).
A square or rectangle.
The shape you are describing is a rectangle or, more generally, a parallelogram. In a rectangle, each side is perpendicular to its adjacent sides and parallel to the opposite sides. This property holds true for squares, which are a specific type of rectangle where all sides are equal in length.
A shape with four sides and one set of parallel sides is called a trapezoid (or trapezium in some regions). In a trapezoid, the parallel sides are referred to as the bases, while the other two sides are non-parallel. This unique feature distinguishes trapezoids from other quadrilaterals, such as rectangles and squares, which have two sets of parallel sides.
A shape with only one pair of perpendicular sides is typically a right trapezoid (or right-angled trapezium). In this shape, one pair of opposite sides is parallel, while the other pair consists of one side that is perpendicular to the parallel sides. This configuration creates a right angle between the non-parallel side and one of the parallel sides. As a result, it has distinct geometric properties, including one right angle.