document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38284>Question 38284</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The bases of an isosceles trapezoid are of lengths 12 and 28. The area is 300. Find the length of a diagonal. i keep working this one and getting the square root of 1009. i think i tried to use the pythagorean theorem after finding the height which i found to equal 15. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23763 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=23763\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Yes the height is 15.  Good.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now the diagonal is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with a base of 20 and height of 15.  The 20 is found by subtracting 8 from 28.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we have a 15 - 20 - 25 right triangle (really a 3-4-5).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus the diagonal is 25.  </SPAN>\n" );
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