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Trapezium Properties 3A8B48

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Question: Select all of the statements that are always true for a trapezium. Exactly one diagonal bisects a pair of opposite angles. The diagonals bisect each other at right angles. The opposite sides are equal. The opposite sides are parallel. None of these.
1. **State the problem:** We need to determine which statements are always true for a trapezium. 2. **Recall the definition and properties of a trapezium:** - A trapezium (in American English, trapezoid) is a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of opposite sides parallel. - The other pair of sides is not parallel. - The diagonals generally do not bisect each other. - Opposite sides are not necessarily equal. - Diagonals do not necessarily bisect opposite angles or intersect at right angles. 3. **Analyze each statement:** - "Exactly one diagonal bisects a pair of opposite angles": This is not always true for trapeziums. It can be true in special cases (like isosceles trapeziums) but not always. - "The diagonals bisect each other at right angles": This is true for rhombuses and squares but not for trapeziums in general. - "The opposite sides are equal": This is true for parallelograms but not for trapeziums. - "The opposite sides are parallel": In trapeziums, only one pair of opposite sides is parallel, not both. - "None of these": Since none of the above statements are always true for trapeziums, this is the correct choice. **Final answer:** None of these.
Select all of the statements that are always true for a trapezium.Exactly one diagonal bisects a pair of opposite angles.The diagonals bisect each other at right angles.The opposite sides are equal.The opposite sides are parallel.