Trapezoid

Properties and formulas for geometric calculations

Overview

A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with one pair of opposite sides parallel. These are called the bases. The non-parallel sides are called legs.

  • The height \(h\) is the perpendicular distance between the bases
  • Adjacent interior angles on each leg sum to 180°
  • The median \(m\) is parallel to the bases
  • \(\displaystyle m = \frac{a+c}{2}\)
Trapezoid overview



Angle bisector
Median
Altitude and the Orthocenter
Triangle bisector
Pythagorean theorem
Pythagorean triples
Circle
Square
Rectangle
Rhombus
Parallelogram
Trapezoid

Formulas

Side lengths
Trapezoid side length formula 1
Trapezoid side length formula 2
Trapezoid side length formula 3
Trapezoid side length formula 4
Diagonals
Trapezoid diagonal formulas
Height
Trapezoid height formulas
Median width
Trapezoid median formulas
Area
Trapezoid area formulas
Perimeter
Trapezoid perimeter formula
Angles
Trapezoid angle formulas
Trapezoid diagram

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