document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=62696>Question 62696</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rose’s garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. If the height of the trapezoid<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is 16 m, one base is 20 m, and the area is 224 m2, find the length of the other base. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #43492 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=43492\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> AREA=(S1+S2)/2*16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "224=[(20+S2)/2]*16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "224=[20+S2)*8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "224=160+8*S2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "224-160=8*S2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*S2=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S2=64/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S2=8m THE LENGTH OF THE SECOND SIDE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "224=[(20+8)2]*16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "224=[(28/2]*16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "224=14*16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "224=224\r<BR>\n" );
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