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9-6 Kites and & Trapezoids

Kites: A Quadrilateral with 2 pairs of congruent consecutive sides, and no opposite sides congruent.

Properties

Diagonals are perpendicular

Diagonals make 4 right triangles

2 isosceles triangles

Trapezoid: A quadrilateral with 1 pair of parallel sides

Isosceles Trapezoid: A Trapezoid whose non-parallel sides are congruent

The diagonals of a trapezoid are congruent

The base angles of a trapezoid are congruent

The alternate interior angles of a trapezoid are congruent.

Problem 1-1

What is a property of a kite?