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Which is a quadrilateral that could have one pair of parallel sides and one pair of sides that are not parallel?

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Answer:

trapezoid.

Explanation:

A trapezoid is a convex quadrilateral. A trapezoid has at least on pair of parallel sides. the parallel sides are called bases while the non parallel sides are called legs

Characteristics of a trapezoid

It has 4 vertices and edges

If both pairs of its opposite sides of a trapezoid are parallel, it becomes a parallelogram

Area of a trapezoid =
(1)/(2) x (sum of the lengths of the parallel sides) x height

Perimeter = sum of lengths of sides of a trapezoid

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