Question

Eddie says a property of trapezoids is that they have 2 pairs of opposite sides that are parallel. Lacy disagrees. She says Eddie's statement describes an attribute of this trapezoid, not a property of all trapezoids. Who is correct? Explain.

Answer 1

Answer: Lacy is correct. Eddie's statement describes an attribute of a specific trapezoid, not a property of all trapezoids.

A trapezoid is defined as a quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides. Therefore, it is true that all trapezoids have at least one pair of parallel sides. However, not all trapezoids have 2 pairs of opposite sides that are parallel.

The trapezoid that Eddie is describing is a special type of trapezoid called an isosceles trapezoid. An isosceles trapezoid has two pairs of opposite sides that are parallel and congruent legs. However, not all trapezoids are isosceles trapezoids.

Therefore, Lacy is correct in stating that Eddie's statement describes an attribute of a specific trapezoid, not a property of all trapezoids.

Explanation: