Question

Carly draws quadrilateral JKLM with vertices J(-3,3), K(3,3), L(2,-1),and M(-2, -1). What is the best way to classify the quadrilateral?​

Answer 1

Trapezoid

Explanation:

The points are shown in the attached graph.

You can clearly see from the picture that it is a "Trapezoid".

Trapezoid is basically a quadrilateral (4 sided-figure) that has 1/2 pair of parallel sides.

On the other hand, a parallelogram has 2 pair of parallel sides.

Thus, a parallelogram is a special type of trapezoid where there are 2 pair of parallel sides. But trapezoid need not be a parallelogram.

The picture shows 1 pair of parallel sides, hence it is a trapezoid.