What is the difference between a trapezoid and a rhombus?
2007-02-17 20:45:08 · 5 answers · asked by sissa 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with two sides parallel.
A rhombus is a quadrilateral with all 4 sides being the same length.
For example, look at the chopped-off pyramid on the back of a U.S. one dollar bill. The front face you see under the eye is a trapezoid, since it has 4 sides, and the top parallel with the bottom.
A square is one example of a rhombus, but you can have a rhombus that isn't a square. For example, draw a "V" and then put a second "V" upside down and on top of it so that the ponts touch, to make a diamond shape.
2007-02-17 20:48:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Both shapes are quadrilaterals, meaning that they have 4 sides. A rhombus is an equilateral quadrilateral, meaning that it is a four sided shape with all sides congruent, or the same length. A square is an example of a rhombus. More commonly a rhombus looks like a square that is falling over. A rhombus is also a parallelogram, meaning that it has both pairs of opposite sides that are parallel.
A trapezoid is a quadrilateral that has exactly one pair of opposite sides parallel. These sides are called the bases. These bases cannot be congruent. The other two sides are called the legs, which may be congruent. If they are congruent, then the trapezoid is called an isosceles trapezoid. Think about an isosceles triangle being cut straight down the middle, and stretched out to the sides. This will create an isosceles trapezoid.
Hope this helps. Have fun!
2007-02-17 20:53:12 · answer #2 · answered by cubs_woo_cubs_woo 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I hope all of you out there will excuse me if I am mistaken in the explanation below but this is what I can surely remember from 10 years of coaching others maths :
A trapezoid only has one (1) pair of parallel sides at all times and the diagonals within it ALWAYS intersect to form either acute or obtuse angles.
A rhombus, (as answered by others) always has four (4) equal sides AND the angles created from the intersecting diagonals within are ALWAYS right angles i.e. 90 degrees.
Similarly with kites as well which are essentially two isosceles triangles of differing pairs of leg lengths that have been joint at an equal-length base.
I hope I have been of help. Warm regards. Neo
"Everything which has a beginnning has an end"
2007-02-17 21:22:40 · answer #3 · answered by Neo 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with two sides parallel.
A rhombus is a quadrilateral with all 4 sides being the same length.
2015-04-20 11:01:43 · answer #4 · answered by Angela 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A rhombus has 2 pairs of opposite and parallel sides. A trapezoid only has one pair of parallel sides.
HTH ☺
Doug
2007-02-17 20:48:55 · answer #5 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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