1. 17. Answers may vary. Sample:
Trapezoids and Kites
GEOMETRY LESSON 6-5
Pages Exercises
1. 77, 103, 103
2. 69, 69, 111
3. 49, 131, 131
4. 105, 75, 75
5. 115, 115, 65
6. 120, 120, 60
7. a. isosc. trapezoids
b. 69, 69, 111, 111
8. 90, 68
9. 90, 45, 45
, 108
11. 90, 26, 90
12. 90, 40, 90
13. 90, 55, 90, 55, 35
14. 90, 52, 38, 37, 53
15. 90, 90, 90, 90, 46, 34, 56, 44, 56, 44
, 112
17. Answers may vary. Sample:
18. 12, 12, 21, 21
19. No; explanations may vary. Sample: If both are bisected,
then this combined s
6-5

2. with KM KM by the Reflexive Prop. means KLM
Trapezoids and Kites
GEOMETRY LESSON 6-5
19. (continued)
with KM KM by the Reflexive Prop. means KLM
KNM by SAS. So by CPCTC, opp.
L and N are , so it is not an isos. trapezoid.
20. 12
21. 15
22. 15
23. 3
24. 4
25. 1
ABCD is an isos. trapezoid, AB DC. (Given)
2. Draw AE DC. (Two points determine a line.)
3. AD EC (Def. of a trapezoid)
4. AECD is a (Def. of a )
5. C (Corr are .)
6. DC AE (Opp. sides of a are .)
7. AB AE (Trans. Prop. of ) s
6-5

3. 8. AEB is an isosc. . (Def. of an isosc. )
Trapezoids and Kites
GEOMETRY LESSON 6-5
26. (continued)
8. AEB is an isosc. .  (Def. of an isosc. )
9. B (Base of an isosc are .)
B C (Trans. Prop. of )
B and BAD are suppl., C and CDA are suppl.  (Same side int. are suppl.)
BAD CDA (Suppl. of are .)
27. 28
28. x = 35, y = 30
29. x = 18, y = 108
30. Isosc. trapezoid; all the large rt. appear to be .
, 68, 68
32. Yes, the can be obtuse.
33. Yes, the can be obtuse, as well as one other .
34. Yes; if are rt. , they are suppl. The other are also suppl. s
6-5

4. would be , which means the figure would be a and not a kite.
Trapezoids and Kits
GEOMETRY LESSON 6-5 s
35. No; if two consecutive are suppl., then another pair must be also because one pair of opp is . Therefore, the opp.
would be , which means the figure would be a and not a kite.
36. Yes; the must be 45° or 135° each.
37. No; if two consecutive were
AB CD, and
AD CD
(Given)
2. BD BD
(Refl. Prop. of )
ABD CBD
(SSS)
A C (CPCTC)
41. Answers may vary. Sample: Draw TA and RP
37. (continued)
compl., then the kite would be concave.
38. Rhombuses and squares would be kites since opp. sides can be also.
39. D is any point on BN such that ND BN and D is below N. = /
6-5

5. 1. isosc. trapezoid TRAP (Given)
Trapezoids and Kites
GEOMETRY LESSON 6-5
41. (continued)
1. isosc. trapezoid TRAP (Given)
2. TA RP (Diag. of an isosc. trap. are .)
3. TR PA (Given)
4. RA RA (Refl. Prop. of )
5. TRA PAR (SSS)
6. RTA APR (CPCTC)
42. Draw BI as described, then draw BT and BP.
1.  TR PA (Given) 
2.  R A (Base of isosc. trap. are .) 
3.  RB AB (Def. of bisector) 
4.  TRB PAB (SAS)
5.  BT BP (CPCTC) 
6.  RBT ABP (CPCTC)  s
6-5

6. 13. BI is bis. of TP. (Def. of bis.)
Trapezoids and Kites
GEOMETRY LESSON 6-5
(continued)
TBI PBI
(Compl. of are .) 
8. BI BI (Refl. Prop. of ) 
9.  TBI PBI (SAS)
10.  BIT BIP (CPCTC)
BIT and BIP are rt. .
( suppl are rt ) 
TI PI (CPCTC) 
13. BI is bis. of TP. (Def. of bis.)
Check students’ justifications. Samples are given.
43. It is one half the sum of the lengths of the bases; draw a
diag. of the trap. to form The bases B and b of the trap. are each a base of a Then the segment joining the midpts. of the non- sides is the sum of the midsegments of the .
This sum is B + b – (B + b).
44. It is one half the difference of the lengths of the bases; from Ex. 43, the length of the segment joining s s s s s s 1 2 1 2 1 2
6-5

7. the midpts. of the non- sides is (B + b). The middle part of this
Trapezoids and Kites
GEOMETRY LESSON 6-5
44. (continued)
the midpts. of the non- sides is
(B + b). The middle part of this
segment joins the midpts. of the diags. Each outer segment
measures B. So the length of
the segment connecting the
midpts. of the diags. is (B – b).
45. B
46. I
47. C
48. C
49. D
50. [2]
HRW and HBW
[1] incorrect diagram OR no work shown
52. 27
53. 27 1 2
6-5

8. Trapezoids and Kites 54. a. 4 b. 5 c. 5 55. a. 3 b. 30 c. 30 56. SAS
GEOMETRY LESSON 6-5
54. a. 4
b. 5
c. 5
55. a. 3
b. 30
c. 30
56. SAS
6-5