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A trapezoid has bases of length x meters and (x+6) meters. Its height is 4 meters. Find the lengths of the bases if the area is 64 square meters. The formula for the area of a trapezoid is : 1/2 (base + base)h

2007-06-15 06:08:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

6 answers

plug the lengths into the equation

1/2(x+x+6)4

combine like terms

1/2(2x+6)4

multiply inside the parenthesis

(x+3)4

multiply

4x+12=64

subtract 12

4x=52

divide by 4

x=13, so one side is 13

the other side is "+6+ so it's 19

the length of the bases are "13" and "19"

2007-06-15 06:11:06 · answer #1 · answered by sellasell 3 · 0 0

Area = 1/2 (base + base)h
64 = 1/2(x + x + 6)4
64 = (2x + 6)2
64 = 2(x + 3)2
64 = 4(x + 3)
x + 3 = 64/4
x + 3 = 16
x = 16 - 3
x = 13

There the length of the bases are x = 13 and x+6 = 19

2007-06-15 06:14:02 · answer #2 · answered by topsyk 3 · 0 1

average of bases is x+3. This time height = 64, so x+3 = 16 and x = 13

2007-06-15 06:13:45 · answer #3 · answered by Christopher H 2 · 0 0

(x+x+6) *4 * 1/2 = 64
(2x + 6) *2 =64
4x + 12 =64
4 x = 52
x = 13


x is 13 and x+6 is 19

2007-06-15 06:12:29 · answer #4 · answered by gab BB 6 · 1 0

A = (1/2).[ x + (x + 6) ] x 4 m²
A = 2.(2x + 6) m²
A = 4x + 12 m²
4x + 12 = 64
4x = 52
x = 13
Bases are 13m and 19m

2007-06-15 22:44:39 · answer #5 · answered by Como 7 · 0 0

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2016-11-24 21:53:52 · answer #6 · answered by crompton 4 · 0 0

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