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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A quadrilateral has no pairs of parallel sides. Which name best describes the figure?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the figure

OpenStudy (anonymous):

just quadrilateral

OpenStudy (anonymous):

rhombus has pair of opposite sides parallel

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

yes just quadrilateral

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

A trapezium is a quadrilateral with no parallel sides http://www.mathsisfun.com/quadrilaterals.html

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

No trapezium has one set of parallel sides

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

well if you're in the UK, that would be true but in the US, it's known as a trapezoid

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

but both are same however you call it

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

they have different definitions

OpenStudy (anonymous):

rajee_sam is correct

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapezoid

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

it depends on the region where you're using it, but the two are often mixed up and confused a lot

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

the diagram on that page I gave you explains it

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