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 square meters, find the length of the other base
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Question 99911: 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 square meters, find the length of the other base
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
16(20+X)/2=224
(320+16X)/2=224 CROSS MULTIPLY
320+16X=448
16X=448-320
16X=128
X=128/16
X=8 IS THE LENGTH OF THE OTHER SIDE.
PROOF
16(20+8)/2=224
(16*28)/2=224
448/2=224
224=224
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