document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=77209>Question 77209</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 m2, find the length of the other base.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of a trapezoid:  A=1/2h(B+b)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B and b are 2 different variables.  B is no = to b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B and b are both bases of the trapezoid.  (A trapezoid has 2 bases)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B is 20 m; you must find b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You may want to use your answer to question 24 above to solve this problem, BUT IT IS NOT ACTUALLY NECESSARY; it just makes it slightly easier. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Be sure to check your answer.  Put your answer back into the formula for the area of a trapezoid.  Does the garden area still equal 224 m2?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #55445 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rajagopalan><B>rajagopalan(174)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rajagopalan><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rajagopalan><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=55445\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> area=(1/2)*16*(base1+base2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "given base1=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let base2 =x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area=(1/2)*16*(20+x)=224<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20+x=(224*2)/16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20+x=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=28=20=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the other base is 8 m long. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area=1/2)*16*(28)=224<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ok..good day.. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Ps * is used as multiplication symbol to avoid confusion with base x)\r<BR>\n" );
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