Properties of Trapezoids and

Kites

The bases of a trapezoid are its 2 parallel sides

A base angle of a trapezoid is 1 pair of consecutive angles
whose common side is a base of the trapezoid
Trapezoids have 2 pairs of base angles.
The legs of a trapezoid are the 2 nonparallel sides
Figure QRST is a trapezoid
Q
 QR R
and TS are bases
 <Q and <R are base angles
 <T and <S are base angles
 QT and RS are legs of trapezoid
T S
Midsegment of a trapezoid
The midsegment of a trapezoid is the
segment whose endpoints are the
midpoints of the legs of the trapezoid
 Theorem 69-1 Trapezoid midsegment
theorem
 The midsegment of a trapezoid is parallel to
both bases and has a length that is equal to
half the sum of the bases
 EF is midsegment
 EF is parallel to AB E F

 EF is parallel to D
 EF = ½(AB + DC)
Find the length of EF

E F
Properties of Isosceles
Trapezoids
 Base angles of an isosceles trapezoid are
congruent.
 If trapezoid ABCD is isosceles, then <A is
congruent to <B and <C is congruent to <D
 Properties of Isosceles
Trapezoids
 Thediagonals of an isosceles trapezoid are
congruent
 Properties of Kites
 Kites
are quadrilaterals with exactly 2 pairs of
congruent adjacent sides
 The diagonals of a kite are perpendicular
Find the lengths of the sides of the
kite
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Z X
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Y
Exercise
 EFis the midsegment of trap ABCD. Find
the length of CD
22 in.

38 in.
Find the measures of the angles in
trapezoid

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Find BE
 AC = 17.5, AE = 9.6

E
Find the lengths of the sides of kite
to the nearest tenth

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