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What is the name of this shape?

What is the name of this shape?-example-1
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Answer:

trapezoid (or trapezium)

Explanation:

You want to know the name of a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides.

Trapezoid

The definition of a trapezoid (or trapezium) is that it is a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides. The given figure meets the requirements of this definition.

The shape is a trapezoid (trapezium).

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Additional comment

In the US, the shape is called a trapezoid. In the UK, it is called a trapezium. The definitions of these names vary by which side of the pond you are on.

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