Definition of a Trapezoid. As a quadrilateral, the trapezoid is a four sided shape. The first unique property about the trapezoid is that it has only one pair of parallel sides (AB and CD as shown below). The trapezoid is also sometimes referred to as the trapezium, but they are the same shapes.
Sponsored Topics. Hastings is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the county seat of Barry County as well as the county's only city. The population was 7,095 at the 2000 census. The city borders Hastings Charter Township on the north, east, and south, and Rutland Charter Township on the west.
Barry County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,173. The county seat is Hastings. The county was formed by an act of the legislature of the Michigan Territory on April 29, 1829 and organized in 1839. It was named for William Taylor Barry, United States Postmaster General under President Andrew Jackson, making it one of Michigan's cabinet counties.