
Zack S.
asked 03/20/21Geometry crime investigation
Some thief has taken a necklace from old Mrs. Hexagon. The culprit ran
off very fast, but not before some bystanders got a look at the culprit.
Witness 1 (Mrs. Hexagon) -- "It all happened so fast! All I can tell you is
that the thief had congruent diagonals."
Witness 2 -- "As this individual was fleeing the scene of the crime, I saw a
pair of parallel sides. I did not get a look at the other pair of sides, so I'm
not sure if there were two pairs or not."
Witness 3 -- "I did not notice if the sides were parallel or not, but I saw a
pair of opposite sides that were definitely not congruent."
1 Expert Answer

Jon S. answered 03/20/21
Patient and Knowledgeable Math and English Tutor
Since cannot be sure both pairs of sides are parallel or not, the thief is not a parallelogram. Since one pair of sides is parallel and a pair of opposite sides are not congruent, the thief is a trapezoid. Furthermore, since the diagonals are congruent, the thief is an isosceles trapezoid.
Zack S.
Thank you I really appreciate it.03/21/21
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