Vocab Flashcards 3/10/23
base of a trapezoid
One of the two parallel sides of the
trapezoid.
base angle of a trapezoid
One of a pair of consecutive angles whose common side is a base of the trapezoid.
concave
A polygon in which a diagonal can be drawn such that part of the diagonal contains points in the exterior of the polygon.
convex
A polygon in which no diagonal contains points in the exterior of the polygon.
diagonal
A segment connecting two nonconsecutive vertices of a polygon.
isosceles trapezoid
A trapezoid in which the legs are congruent.
kite
A quadrilateral with exactly two pairs of congruent consecutive sides.
leg of a trapezoid
One of the two nonparallel sides of the trapezoid.
midsegment of a trapezoid
The segment whose endpoints are the midpoints of the legs of the trapezoid.
parallelogram
A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.
rectangle
A quadrilateral with four right angles.
regular polygon
A polygon that is both equilateral and equiangular.
rhombus
A quadrilateral with four congruent sides.
side of a polygon
One of the segments that form a polygon.
square
A quadrilateral with four congruent sides and four right angles.
