Trapezoids and Kites

Question 1

Step 1: Find the slope of AB. The slope of AB is .

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5

Question 2

Step 2: Find the slope of DC. The slope of DC is .

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–1/5

Question 3

Step 3: Find the slope of BC. The slope of BC is .

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2/3

Question 4

Step 4: Find the slope of AD. The slope AD is .

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2/3

Question 5

The quadrilateral is a trapezoid because .

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only one pair of opposite sides is parallel

Question 6

To determine if it is a parallelogram, use the converse of the parallelogram diagonal theorem. This states that if the diagonals , then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

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bisect each other

Question 7

The midpoint of HJ is and the midpoint of IK is (2, 2).

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(2, 2)

Question 8

Therefore, HIJK is a parallelogram because the diagonals , which means they bisect each other.

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have the same midpoint

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