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Q: When can a quadrilateral also be called a trapezoid?
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Is every quadrilateral a trapezoid?

No, not every quadrilateral is a trapezoid, although a trapezoid is also a quadrilateral because it has four sides.


Is a trapezoid also a quadrilateral?

Yes a trapezoid is a quadrilateral. Quadrilateral means "four sided", and trapezoids have four sides.


What are synonyms of a trapezoid?

A quadrilateral! It is also called a trapezium outside of North American.


Is a trapezoid always a quadrilateral?

No. A quadrilateral is any four-sided figure. A trapezoid is one example of a quadrilateral.


What are two other names for a trapezoid?

A trapezoid is called a trapezium in the UK (because the UK trapezoid is scalene). In any case, a trapezoid is also a quadrilateral, in that it has four sides.


Which quadrilateral has opposite sides that are not parallel?

that quadrilateral would be called a trapezoid. :)


What is a trapazoid called in polygons?

A trapezoid is a quadrilateral.


Is a trapezoid a quadrilateral?

Yes. A trapezoid has four sides, and hence, is a quadrilateral.* The US definition of a trapezoid has one set of parallel sides. In the UK, this is called a trapezium.


Is a trapezoid just a quadrilateral?

Yes, a trapezoid is a quadrilateral.


What is a polygon with 4 sides none of the same length?

The only terms that definitely apply are "quadrilateral" (or more specifically an "incongruent quadrilateral") and "quadrangle."The polygon may also be a trapezoid or a trapezium, but it is also possible to have a trapezoid or trapezium with two sides equal. Also note that the British and American definitions of trapezoid and trapezium are exactly reversed: an American trapezoid is a British trapezium, and a British trapezoid is an American trapezium.A polygon with 4 sides is called a quadrilateral. There is no special name to indicate that it has no two equal sides.


Why is a trapezoid a quadrilateral but a quadrilateral is not a trapezoid?

For the same reason that a cat is an animal but an animal is not always a cat. Because a trapezoid is a special kind of quadrilateral. A quadrilateral is anything with four sides. A trapezoid has four sides, and also two of them are parallel to each other. Therefore some quadrilaterals are trapezoids, but most of them aren't.


A quadrilateral that has only two parallel sides is called a?

A trapezoid.