document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=481978>Question 481978</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The lengths of the bases of an isosceles trapezoid are 6 centimeters and 12 centimeters. If the length of each leg is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        5 centimeters, what is the area of the trapezoid? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since one of the legs of the trapezoid is 5 cm, then the h (height) = 4, since a 3-4-5 right triangle would be formed by a segment of the longer base, the height, and one of the legs.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Formula for the area of an isosceles trapezoid = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28h%2A%28b%5B1%5D+%2B+b%5B2%5D%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28h%2A%28b%5B1%5D+%2B+b%5B2%5D%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, with bases being <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5B2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5B2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and height \"h\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since h (h) height = 4 cm, and bases, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5B2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5B2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > being 6 and 12 cm, we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A%286+%2B+12%29%2F%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A%286+%2B+12%29%2F%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------ <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284+%2A+18%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284+%2A+18%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=72%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"72%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2836cm%5E3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2836cm%5E3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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