Properties of Kites and Trapezoids Grade 10

Q2-W4-CW Classwork

A kite is a quadrilateral with exactly two pairs of congruent

consecutive sides. If a quadrilateral is a kite, such as FGHJ,
then it has the following properties.

Properties of Kites

FH ⊥ GJ G  J

The diagonals are perpendicular. Exactly one pair of opposite angles is

congruent.

A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides. If the legs of
a trapezoid are congruent, the trapezoid is an isosceles trapezoid.

Each nonparallel side is

called a leg.

Base angles are two consecutive angles

Each parallel sides whose common side is a base.
is called a base.

Isosceles Trapezoid Theorems

• In an isosceles trapezoid, each pair of base angles is congruent.
• If a trapezoid has one pair of congruent base angles, then it is isosceles.
• A trapezoid is isosceles if and only if its diagonals are congruent.

Trapezoid Midsegment Theorem

The midsegment of a trapezoid is the segment
whose endpoints are the midpoints of the legs.
• The midsegment of a trapezoid is parallel to
each base. AB MN and AB LP
• The length of the midsegment is one-half
is the
the sum of the length of the bases.
midsegment
1
AB = (MN + LP) of LMNP.
2

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Fill in the blanks to complete each theorem or definition.

1. If a quadrilateral is a kite, then its ________________________ are perpendicular.

2. If a quadrilateral is a kite, then exactly one pair of opposite ________________________

are congruent.

3. A kite is a quadrilateral with exactly two pairs of congruent

consecutive ________________________.

ABCD is a kite. Use the figure to find each measure

in Exercises 4–6.
4. mD 5. AB 6. CD

_________________________ ________________________ ________________________

In kite ABCD , m∠BAC = 35° and m∠BCD = 44° . For Exercises 10- 12 , find each measure .

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13. Find the value of x

14. In kite PQRS , m∠QPO = 50° and m∠QRO = 70° . Find m∠PSR

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Try by yourself

Find the value of x

15.

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16.

Fill in the blanks to complete each theorem or definition.

17. A trapezoid is isosceles if and only if its ____________________ are congruent.
18. If a trapezoid has one pair of congruent base angles, then the trapezoid
is ____________________.
19. If the legs of a trapezoid are ____________________, then the trapezoid is
an isosceles trapezoid.
20. If a quadrilateral is an isosceles trapezoid, then each pair of
____________________ is congruent

21.Find mZ. 22. KM = 7.5, and NM = 2.6. Find LN.

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23. Find the value of n so that PQRS is isosceles

24. BD = 7a − 0.5, and AC = 5a + 2.3. Find the value of a so that ABCD is isosceles.

25. Find the value of x so that EFGH is isosceles.

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Find each length.

26. KL

27. PQ

Try by yourself
1. Find EF 2. Find WX

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