10-5 Quadrilaterals pt.2

Front

What is a quadrilateral?

Back

A quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides, four vertices, and four angles.

Front

What are the properties of a rectangle?

Back

A rectangle has opposite sides that are equal and parallel, and all angles are right angles (90 degrees).

Front

What distinguishes a square from a rectangle?

Back

A square is a special type of rectangle where all four sides are of equal length.

Front

What is a parallelogram?

Back

A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with opposite sides that are equal and parallel.

Front

What is a trapezoid?

Back

A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides.

Front

What is the midsegment of a trapezoid?

Back

The midsegment of a trapezoid is the segment that connects the midpoints of the non-parallel sides and is parallel to the bases.

Front

How do you find the length of the midsegment in a trapezoid?

Back

The length of the midsegment is the average of the lengths of the two bases: (Base1 + Base2) / 2.

Front

What is a kite in geometry?

Back

A kite is a quadrilateral with two distinct pairs of adjacent sides that are equal.

Front

What is the relationship between the diagonals of a kite?

Back

In a kite, one diagonal bisects the other diagonal at a right angle.

Front

How do you find the area of a rectangle?

Back

The area of a rectangle is found by multiplying the length by the width: Area = length × width.