document.write( "Question 568989: if the area of a trapazoid was 72 ft^2 and the sum of the bases was 48 ft what would the heighth be? \n" ); document.write( "

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the formula for the area of a trapezoid is 1/2 times the sum of the bases times the height.
\n" ); document.write( "here's a reference for that.
\n" ); document.write( "http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol1/area_trapezoid.html
\n" ); document.write( "you are given that the area is 72 square feet and you are given that the sum of the bases if 48 feet.
\n" ); document.write( "plug that in the formula and you get:
\n" ); document.write( "formula is:
\n" ); document.write( "area = 1/2 * height * sum of bases
\n" ); document.write( "this becomes:
\n" ); document.write( "72 = 1/2 * height * 48 which becomes:
\n" ); document.write( "72 = 24 * height
\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by 24 to get:
\n" ); document.write( "72/24 = height
\n" ); document.write( "this makes height equal to 3 feet.
\n" ); document.write( "the bases could be any length as long as their sum is equal to 48.
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