document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=797672>Question 797672</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a trapezoid is 240 cm2. The height is 20 cm and the length of one of the parallel sides is 6 cm. Find the length of the second parallel side. Round off your answer to two decimal places. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a trapezoid is 240 cm2. The height is 20 cm and the length of one of the parallel sides is 6 cm. Find the length of the second parallel side. Round off your answer to two decimal places.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of trapezoid, or A = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28h%28b%5B1%5D+%2B+b%5B2%5D%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28h%28b%5B1%5D+%2B+b%5B2%5D%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, with:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h being height\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<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;\" > being base 1 (one of the bases of the trapezoid)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<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 base 2 (one of the bases of the trapezoid)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for one of the bases and do a check. You should get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2818%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2818%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cm as the length of the longer base.\r<BR>\n" );
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