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  • Oct 21, 2009, 10:16 AM
    spearsie
    Similarities between a rectangle and trapezium
    Hi,

    My daughter has already found 2 similarities between the two shapes, namely 'they both have 4 sides' and 'they both have parallel sides', but we cannot find a third. Any ideas?
  • Oct 21, 2009, 10:25 AM
    ebaines

    Hello Spearsie. Since we don't have a picture of the two shapes you're talking about, it's impossible to answer. But consider: how do the lengths of the side compare? Also, how do the angles of the 4 corners compare?
  • Oct 21, 2009, 10:29 AM
    spearsie
    [QUOTE=ebaines;2044156]Hello Spearsie. Since we don't have a picture of the two shapes you're talking about, it's impossible to answer. But consider: how do the lengths of the side compare? Also, how do the angles of the 4 corners compare ?
  • Oct 21, 2009, 10:35 AM
    spearsie
    :) Many thanks, ebaines. The angles are different, however we have just measurered the lengths of all lines and 2 are equal. Don't know why I didn't see that!

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