Is a trapezoid a parallelogram?

A trapezoid looks like this: As in anything to do with mathematics, we need to refine our question and know exactly what we are looking for. Here we want to know whether this shape (trapezoid) is a parallelogram or not. read more

A trapezoid is not a parallelogram. A parallelogram is a shapeconsisting of two pairs of parallel sides. a trapezoid only has 1pair of parallel sides. read more

Trapezoids are not necessarily parallelograms, as a trapezoid only needs one pair of parallel sides, unlike parallelograms, which need two. However, there are two definitions of what a trapezoid is, and one of them considers parallelograms to be trapezoids. read more

. No. So, also a parallelogram cannot be a trapezoid. Here are the properties of the two figures: 1. Parallelogram. Its properties are (a) Opposite sides are equal and parallel. read more

An isosceles trapezoid is a trapezoid where the sides (legs) have the same length, and the base angles have the same measure. It has reflection symmetry. This is possible for acute or right trapezoids. A parallelogram is a trapezoid with two pairs of parallel sides. A parallelogram has central 2-fold rotational symmetry (or point reflection symmetry). read more