document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253225>Question 253225</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a trapezoid is found using A = 1/2 (b1 + b2)h where b1 is one base, b2 is the second base, and h is the height. Suppose a trapezoid has a base of 5x, another base of 9x, and a height of 8xy. What is the area? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #185492 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nikki456><B>Nikki456(9)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nikki456><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Nikki456><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=185492\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You could substitute these values into your formula. A= 1/2 (5x+9x) 8xy. You simplify it and you should get A= 1/2 (14x)8xy. you could further 1/2(14x)8xy could be simplified even further into (7x)8xy. Then your final answer would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=56x%5E2y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"56x%5E2y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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