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Bell Ringer
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Trapezoids
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TrapezoidA quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides.Definition:
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An Isosceles trapezoid is a trapezoid with congruent legs.
Trapezoid
The parallel sides are called bases and the non-parallel sides are called legs.
Isosceles trapezoid
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Properties of Isosceles Trapezoid
A B and D C
2. The diagonals of an isosceles trapezoid are congruent.
1. Both pairs of base angles of an isosceles trapezoid are congruent.
A B
CD
Base Angles
AC DB
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The median of a trapezoid is the segment that joins the midpoints of the legs.
The median of a trapezoid is parallel to the bases, and its measure is one-half the sum of the measures of the bases.
Median
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Median of a Trapezoid
Find the length of the median.
Find the value of x.
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