HONORS GEOMETRY 6.6: Trapezoids
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Trapezoid A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides.
Parts of Trapezoids Bases: Parallel Sides Legs: Non-Parallel Sides Base Angles: formed by one base and one leg
Isosceles Trapezoid: When the legs of a trapezoid are congruent, it’s an isosceles trapezoid.
Properties of Isosceles Trapezoids If a trapezoid is isosceles, then each pair of base angles is congruent.
Properties of Isosceles Trapezoids If a trapezoid has one pair of congruent base angles, then it is an isosceles trapezoid.
Properties of Isosceles Trapezoids A trapezoid is isosceles if and only if the diagonals are congruent.
Example One: Which of these trapezoids is isosceles? Find the measure of each angle of the trapezoid
Example Two:
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Midsegment of a Trapezoid Is the segment that connects the midpoints of the legs of a trapezoid.
Trapezoid Midsegment Theorem: The midsegment of a trapezoid is parallel to each base and its measure is one half the sum of the lengths of the bases.
Example Four: Find EF in each trapezoid:
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Practice Problems Try some on your own/in small groups As always don’t hesitate to ask me questions if you are confused!
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