Tags Math and Arithmetic Geometry

Animals & Plants Arts & Entertainment Auto Beauty & Health Books and Literature Business Electronics Engineering & Technology Food & Drink History Hobbies Jobs & Education Law & Government Math People & Society Science Social Studies Sports Travel & Places

0

Subjects>Math>Other Math

Can any side of a trapezoid can be called a base?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 4/28/2022

The two parallel sides are called the bases, and the two non-parallel sides are the legs. If you call any other pair of sides the bases, the formula for the area of the trapezoid will no longer work.

Wiki User

∙ 8y ago

Still curious? Ask our experts.

Chat with our AI personalities

Lao

The path is yours to walk; I am only here to hold up a mirror.

Chat with Lao

Ezra

Faith is not about having all the answers, but learning to ask the right questions.

Chat with Ezra

Rene

Change my mind. I dare you.

Chat with Rene

More answers

Technically yes, since it depends on the orientation of the trapezoid. But conventionally it is the longer of the two parallel sides.

Wiki User

∙ 15y ago

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts

Q: Can any side of a trapezoid can be called a base?

Write your answer...

Submit

Still have questions?

imp

Continue Learning about Other Math

Base of a hexagon?

Any side of the hexagon can be its base.

Does an isosceles trapezoid have diagonals that bisect each other?

An isosceles trapezoid, or any trapezoid, does not have diagonals that bisect each other.

What has 4 sides of any length and 4 sides of any size?

trapezoid

How many right angles does a trapezium have?

A trapezium (or trapezoid in North America) does not necessarily have any right angles. The only requirement is that it is a quadrilateral (4 sided polygon) with one pair of parallel sides. If one of the sides is perpendicular to the bottom base, then it is also perpendicular to the top (so 2 right angles). If the other side is also perpendicular to the bottom base then it will be perpendicular to the top base as well, then it is a rectangle, with four right angles.

How do you find the volume of a trapezoidal prism?

I think it is area of the trapezoid x height. Sorry if i didnt help. fOR ANY PRISM IT IS THE AREA OF THE BASE (IN THIS CASE A TRAPEZOID) X VERTICAL HEIGHT ( DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO BASES)

Trending Questions

What is 12 times 420? What numbers product is 45 and sum is 18? Which form of logic did George Boole introduce in 1920? What are the answers to practice 3-5parallel lines and triangles? What numbers go into 800? How many 5 gallon buckets of sand make a yard of sand? What is the root of 8 in radical form? what percent of $1.00 is 15 cents? What is pi r r? What do you multiply to decrease 14 percent? What is 9 divided by 7.5? What are the five compound arithmetic assignment operators? Name two decimals with digits in the hundredths place that could be rounded the the tenths place as 0.4? Is 562 divisible by 4? What do you think the mapping rule is for a rotation of 270 degrees clockwise? 11 Phil Smith is a car salesman Last week his total sales amounted to 27650.00 and he received 1382.50 in commission What is his rate of commission? What is 45 more than 31 and 12? How many 12s are in 2400? What is the product of 4.45 and 2.2? The perimeter of a square is 60 cm what is the are of the same square?

Resources

Top Categories

Product

Company

Copyright ©2025 Infospace Holdings LLC, A System1 Company. All Rights Reserved. The material on this site can not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with prior written permission of Answers.