SOLUTION: If EFGH is an isosceles trapezoid, EH=4x-27, FG=x+9, EG=3y+19, and FH=11y-21, solve for x and y.

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Question 1157189: If EFGH is an isosceles trapezoid, EH=4x-27, FG=x+9, EG=3y+19, and FH=11y-21, solve for x and y.
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If is an isosceles trapezoid,
if




then and
set up equations:
.......solve for





.......solve for






so, and
you can also check the length of equal sides and equal diagonals:





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