Definition of a trapezoid
A quadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides OR a quadrilateral or 4 sided figure with parallel bases.
What is the Polygon Interior Angle Theorem?
The sum of the the interior angles of a convex n-gon is (n-2)180
Definition of an isosceles trapezoid
A quadrilateral with one set of parallel bases and two congruent legs.
What parallelogram has all congruent sides and 4 right angles?
square
What is the relationship between an isosceles triangle's diagonals?
The diagonals are congruent.
What are 3 special parallelograms?
Rhombus, square and rectangle
What is the difference between a trapezoid and an isosceles trapezoid ?
A trapezoid has doesn't have congruent diagonals or congruent legs; an isosceles trapezoid does.
What is the formula for how to find the midsegment of a trapezoid?
Midsegment= (base1 + base2)/2
Properties of a parallelogram
1.) Opposite sides are congruent 2.) Opposite angles are congruent 3.) Diagonals bisect 4.) Consecutive angles are supplementary
What is the Polygon Exterior Angle Theorem? What is the Corollary Theorem?
The sum of the exterior angles of a convex polygon is 360. The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360.
What kind of parallelogram has the following properties:
opposite sides congruent and parallel
4 right angles
diagonals are congruent
rectangle
What are characteristics of an isosceles triangle in regards to the bases, the legs, the base angles, and the diagonals?
legs are congruent
base angles are congruent
diagonals are congruent
What is one way to prove that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram?
Show that the slopes of opposite sides are congruent.
Show that the length of opposite sides are congruent.
(I will accept either one of these answers.)