How are a trapezoid and a rectangle different

- - Both pairs of sides of a rectangle are parallel.

Only one pair of sides of a trapezoid are.

- - A rectangle is a parallelogram.

A trapezoid isn't.

- - The opposite sides of a rectangle are equal.

The opposite sides of a trapezoid aren't.

- - All of the angles of a rectangle are right angles.

The angles of a trapezoid aren't.

- - The area of a rectangle is the product of (length) times (width).

The area of a trapezoid is (height) times (the average of the two bases).

A trapezoid has two perpendicular sides, and a rectangle has 4 parallel sides.