document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=65177>Question 65177</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rose’s garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. If the height of the trapezoid is 16 m, one base is 20 m, and the area is 224 m 2 , find the length of the other base </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Formula for the area of a trapezoid:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=h/2(b1+b2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "224=(16/2)(b1+20)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "224=8(b1+20)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28=b1+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b1=8 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length of the other base is 8 meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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