Posts tagged trapezoids
All kinds of measurements for all kinds of quadrilaterals

A quadrilateral is any closed four-sided figure. There are two types of quadrilaterals: concave and convex. A concave quadrilateral has a part that goes into the shape, while a convex quadrilateral has angles all on the outside corners of the shape. Let’s look at all of the different properties of every kinds of convex quadrilaterals.

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How to find the area of a trapezoid

The area of a trapezoid is given by A=(1/2)(b_1+b_2)h, where b_1 and b_2 are the lengths of the parallel bases, and h is the height of the trapezoid (which is perpendicular to the parallel bases). Sometimes you’ll need to draw in the height once you determine which sides are the parallel bases.

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