Exploring Trapezoids and Kites in Geometry

What is the defining characteristic of a trapezoid?

• Exactly one set of parallel lines

• Two sets of parallel lines

• All sides are equal

• All angles are right angles

What is the sum of the interior angles of a trapezoid?

• 180 degrees

• 360 degrees

• 720 degrees

• 540 degrees

Which of the following is true about the angles in a trapezoid?

• Opposite angles are supplementary

• All angles are equal

• Base angles are always congruent

• Adjacent angles are supplementary

In an isosceles trapezoid, what is true about the base angles?

• They are always right angles

• They are always supplementary

• They are always congruent

• They are always different

What is true about the diagonals in an isosceles trapezoid?

• They are parallel

• They are perpendicular

• They are congruent

• They bisect each other

What is the midsegment of a trapezoid?

• A line connecting the midpoints of the bases

• A line connecting the midpoints of the legs

• A line connecting the diagonals

• A line connecting the vertices

What is the length of the midsegment of a trapezoid?

• Equal to half the sum of the bases

• Equal to the difference of the bases

• Equal to the sum of the bases

• Equal to the length of one of the bases

What is a defining characteristic of a kite?

• All angles are right angles

• Two sets of adjacent congruent sides

• Two sets of parallel lines

• All sides are equal

What is true about the diagonals in a kite?

• They are perpendicular

• They are congruent

• They bisect each other

• They are parallel

Which angles are congruent in a kite?

• Base angles

• All angles

• Opposite angles between non-congruent sides

• Adjacent angles