SOLUTION: Rose's garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. If the height of the trapezoid is 16m, one base is 20m, and the area is 224 2 m .find the lenght of the other baase.

Question 39677: Rose's garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. If the height of the trapezoid is 16m, one base is 20m, and the area is 224
2
m .find the lenght of the other baase.

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Starting with the formula for the area of a trapezoid:
substitute:
A = 224
h = 16
b1 = 20
Solve for b2.
Multiply both sides of the equation by 2.
Divide both sides by h.
Subtract b1 from both sides.
Substitute the given values of A=224 h=16, b1=20.

The other base is 8 meters.
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