Question

define a trapezium.is a parallelogram a special from of trapezium​

Answer 1

A trapezium is a 2d shape and a type of quadrilateral, which has only two parallel sides and the other two sides are non-parallel. In Euclidean Geometry, a quadrilateral is defined as a polygon with four sides and four vertices.

Quadrilaterals are either simple or complex. The simple quadrilaterals are not self-intersecting and it is categorised as a convex or concave quadrilateral. The interior angles of the quadrilateral are equal to 360 degrees. Just like other four-sided polygons, a trapezium also has area and perimeter.

Table of contents:

Definition

Shape

Types

Properties

Area

Area of Isosceles Trapezium

Perimeter

Perimeter of Isosceles Trapezium

Trapezium and Trapezoid

Irregular Trapezium

Trapezium Angles

Solved Examples

FAQs

The different types of quadrilaterals are:

Square

Trapezium

Rectangle

Parallelogram

Rhombus

In this article, let us have a detailed look about a kind of quadrilateral called “Trapezium” along with its types, area and perimeter formula with examples.

What is Trapezium?

The trapezium is a quadrilateral with two parallel sides. The parallel sides of a trapezium are called bases and the non-parallel sides of a trapezium are called legs. It is also called as a trapezoid. Sometimes the parallelogram is also called as a trapezoid with two parallel sides.

Trapezium

From the above figure, we can see, sides AB and CD are parallel to each other whereas AC and BD are non-parallel sides. Also, ‘h’ is the distance between the two parallel sides which demonstrates the height of the trapezium.

Shape of Trapezium

A trapezium is a polygon, that has four sides, where one pair of sides are parallel to each other.

Answer 2

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The parallel sides of a trapezium are called bases and the non-parallel sides of a trapezium are called legs.