8.5 Flashcards
a trapezoid is a quadrilateral with ______ pair of opposite sides parallel
exactly one
bases
parallel sides
legs
non-parallel sides
angles on the same side and up and down are ______
supplementary
midsegment (median) -
segment joining the midpoints of the legs
midsegments are:
parallel to the bases
the length of the midsegments are:
equal to the average of the base length
isoseles trapezoid:
trapezoid with congruent legs, and when both pairs of base angles are congruent
trapezoid’s diagonals:
congruent, form 2 isosceles similar triangles
kites
quadrilaterals with 2 pairs of consecutive sides congruent
the long diagonal of a kite is a ______ of the short diagonal
perpendicular bisector
the long diagonal of a kite ______ its angles
bisects
the short diagonal of a kite forms ______
2 isosceles triangles
(kite) one pair of opposite angles is ______
congruent