Question
if a trapezoid has 3 sides that are all 5 inches long what are the possibilities for the long side? Like can it be 5 to make it a square?
Answers
Steve
It could be 5, but then it would be a square, and not really a trapezoid.
Since three sides are all 5, it has two parallel sides of length 5.
So, if you play around with some designs, you will see that forcing a 3rd side to be also 5, the figure can be low and flat, or square-is. But it will have to be a parallelogram. The 4th side must also be 5.
Starting out by saying the figure is a trapezoid is a bit misleading.
A trapezoid usually is defined to have two unequal parallel sides..
Since three sides are all 5, it has two parallel sides of length 5.
So, if you play around with some designs, you will see that forcing a 3rd side to be also 5, the figure can be low and flat, or square-is. But it will have to be a parallelogram. The 4th side must also be 5.
Starting out by saying the figure is a trapezoid is a bit misleading.
A trapezoid usually is defined to have two unequal parallel sides..