document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=180318>Question 180318</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780321501080/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a) Find the area of a trapezoid with a height of 9 m and bases of 7 m and 25 m <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 b) Find the perimeter of a parallelogram with sides measuring 6.5 m and 3.5 m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the area of the trapezoid you've given is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Given+the+two+bases+a+and+b%2C+and+the+height+h+of+a+trapezoid%2C+the+area+is+given+by%0D%0A%3CIMG+SRC=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fplot-formula.mpl%3Fexpression=A=1%252F2%2B%2528a%252Bb%2529%252Fh+ALIGN=MIDDLE++ALT=%22A=1%252F2%2B%2528a%252Bb%2529%252Fh%22++ DISABLED_style= %22max-width%3A90%25%3B+height%3Aauto%3B%22+%3E%0D%0A%0D%0Aso+the+area+of+the+trapezoid+you%27ve+given+is+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(1/2)(25+7)9=(1/2)(34/9)=17/9 sq. meters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In any parallelogram, opposite sides have the same length. So the perimeter of the parallelogram is 2(6.5+3.5)=2(10)=20 m\r<BR>\n" );
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