Trapezoids ...
from Kevin Shonk (via email)
What makes for a better definition?
- A trapezoid has at least 1 pair of parallel sides
- a trapezoid has exactly one pair of parallel sides?
Categorize it:
Is a parallelogram a type of trapezoid or is a trapezoid a type of parallelogram?
What other mathematical aspects of this caught your attention?
What do you wonder about the situation?
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