Rose’s garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. find the length of the other base.?

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Rose’s garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. find the length of the other base.?

Rose’s garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. If the height of the trapezoid
is 16 m, one base is 20 m, and the area is 224 m2, find the length of the other base.

2006-11-02 06:05:33 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

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Area of a trapezoid = 1/2 Height (Base1 + Base 2)
224 sqm = 1/2 (16)(20 + x)
multiply both sides of the equation by 2 to remove fractions
448 = 16 (20 + x)
448 = 320 + 16x
combine
16x = 128
x = 8 m

2006-11-02 06:46:07 · answer #1 · answered by Grover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋