document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=363774>Question 363774</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> help please!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a trapezoid has an area of 185d^2 sq. meters and a height of 15d meters. the lower base is 10 more than the upper base. find the length of the upper base. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #259434 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=259434\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I will assume that the problem is as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a trapezoid has an area of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=185d%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"185d%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > sq. meters and a height of 15d meters. The lower base is 10d meters more than the upper base. Find the length of the upper base.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the solution is as follows:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=185d%5E2+=+%2815d%2F2%29%28u+%2B+u%2B10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"185d%5E2+=+%2815d%2F2%29%28u+%2B+u%2B10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where u is the length of the upper base.  Then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=74d%2F3+=+2u+%2B+10d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"74d%2F3+=+2u+%2B+10d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, after simplification.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=74d%2F3+-+10d+=+2u ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"74d%2F3+-+10d+=+2u\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=44d%2F3+=+2u ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"44d%2F3+=+2u\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=u+=+22d%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"u+=+22d%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > meters, the length of the upper base. </SPAN>\n" );
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