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What
is
a
trapezoid
?
A
trapezoid
is a
quadrilateral
with exactly one pair of
parallel
sides.
Outside
the United States and Canada, this shape is called a
trapezium
.
Fun
Fact
Not
everyone
agrees
on
the
definition
of
a
trapezoid
!
Some
people
say
that
a
trapezoid
has
at
least
one
pair
of
parallel
sides
instead
of
exactly
one
pair
of
parallel
sides
.
According
to
that
definition
,
a
parallelogram
would
be
a
type
of
trapezoid
.
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