Download a quad. with two distinct pairs of consecutive congruent sides.

5.3-5.4 Notes
What is a Kite?
a quad. with two distinct pairs of
consecutive congruent sides.
a quad. with two distinct pairs of
consecutive congruent sides.
Kite Facts:
1. The nonvertex angles of a kite
Congruent
are___________________.
2. The diagonals of a kite are
___________________.
perpendicular
3. The diagonal connecting the vertex
angles of a kite is the ________________
perpendicular
__________________
of the diagonal
bisector
connecting the nonvertex angles.
4. The diagonal connecting the vertex
bisects
angles of a kite ________________the
vertex angles.
What is a trapezoid?
a quad. with exactly one pair of
parallel sides.
What is an isosceles trapezoid?
a trapezoid, whose non-parallel
sides are congruent.
Trapezoid Fact:
The consecutive angles between the bases of
a trapezoid are ______________________
supplementary
Isosceles Trapezoid Facts:
1. The base angles of an isosceles trapezoid
Congruent
are ____________________
2. The diagonals of an isosceles trapezoid
Congruent
are ____________________
Midsegment of a Triangle
Midsegment of a Trapezoid:
a segment that
connects the
midpoints of
the nonparallel sides
of a trapezoid.
parallel
A midsegment of a triangle is_____________to
the third side and is _________________the
half
length of the third side.
The three midsegments of a triangle divide the triangle
into ________________________________.
4 congruent triangles
The midsegment of a trapezoid is _____________to
the bases and is equal in length to the average of the
lengths of the _______________.
65
35
16
40
70
27
12 ft
19 ft
17
31
130
38
135