When Is a Rectangle a Trapezoid?
Explanation: the Definition of a Trapezoid Is That It Is a Quadrilateral with Exactly One Pair of Parallel Sides. Rectangles and Squares Have Two Pairs of...
Explanation: The definition of a trapezoid is that it is a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides. Rectangles and squares have two pairs of parallel lines. Using the idea of exactly one pair of parallel sides, the trapezoid cannot be a square or rectangle.
What makes a rectangle a trapezoid?
Properties of a trapezoid
A trapezoid can be a rectangle if both pairs of its opposite sides are parallel; its opposite sides are of equal length and are at right angles to each other.
Are rectangles always a trapezoid?
NO. A trapezoid is defined (in North America) to be a quadrilateral that has exactly one pair of parallel sides. ... A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides is called a parallelogram; a parallelogram with right angles is a rectangle.
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