SOLUTION: How do you find the height of a trapezoid given 2 bases and one leg. Base 1 is 10 and Base 2 is 6, the leg is 6. So how do i find the height. Thanks I need to know this for a quiz

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Question 738531: How do you find the height of a trapezoid given 2 bases and one leg.
Base 1 is 10 and Base 2 is 6, the leg is 6. So how do i find the height. Thanks I need to know this for a quiz.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not enough information.

The two bases of a trapezoid are parallel. The angle between the one given leg and one of the bases can be any value between 0 and 180 degrees exclusive. You either need some angle information or you need the height.

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