The vertices of a quadrilateral are (0, 2), (4, 2), (3, 0), and (4, 0). What type of quadrilateral is it?

1 Answer
Dec 12, 2016

In North America (U.S.A. and Canada) this is called a trapezoid.

In Britain and other English speaking countries, it is called a trapezium.

Explanation:

This quadrilateral has exactly one pair of parallel sides and is otherwise irregular.

The North American term for such a quadrilateral is trapezoid. Other English speaking countries call it a trapezium.

Unfortunately and confusingly, trapezium means irregular quadrilateral in the U.S.A.

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