what shapes can be classified as a parallelogram
C. trapezoid. D. isosceles trapezoid. The shape above has exactly one pair of parallel sides, so you can rule out parallelogram and kite as possible classifications. The shape is definitely a trapezoid because of the one pair of parallel sides. For a shape to be an isosceles trapezoid, the other sides must be congruent.
A parallelogram has opposite sides equal in length and parallel. A trapezoid has at least 1 pair of parallel sides. EXAMPLE Classify a Quadrilateral 1 Classify the quadrilateral in as many ways as possible.It can be classified as a parallelogram, rectangle, square, and rhombus. 10-8 Quadrilaterals 0410-0413_CH10L8-105711.indd 410 7/20/09 11:41:30 AM.
Square is a parallelogram with right angles and equal sides (Fig.35). A square is a particular case of a rectangle and a rhombus simultaneously; so, it has all their above mentioned properties. Trapezoid is a quadrangle, two opposite sides of which are parallel (Fig.36).