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When can a trapezoid also be called a kite?

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Answer:

A trapezoid can never be a kite.

Explanation:

A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of opposite parallel sides.

On the other hand, a kite is a quadrilateral with two pair of adjacent equal sides. It could be divided into two isosceles triangles.

So, a trapezium can never be a kite, because if a trapezium becomes a kite, it will never have a pair of opposite parallel sides.

Inversely, a kite can never be a trapezoid, because then it will never have adjacent pair of equal sides. Even if it does, then there would be two pairs of apposite parallel sides which is not the property of a trapezoid.

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