![]() There you have it, a trapezoid! The horizontal parts are the bases. Put the other two objects on the left and right of these two, or draw them in, so all eight endpoints touch. Lay two of the objects down, or draw two line segments, so they are parallel (equidistant). ![]() The four straight (linear) objects can be four different lengths, or three different lengths (two of them could be the same). Use anything you like: uncooked spaghetti, pencils, lollipop sticks whatever you have handy. You can also make a trapezoid from four line segments, or four straight objects. We already know a trapezoid is like the bottom part of a triangle if you cut off a smaller triangle from it. Because the definition only requires one pair of parallel sides, the other two sides can be arranged in many ways, creating four interior angles that will always add up to 360°.
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