document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78403>Question 78403</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the length of the median of a trapezoid if the length of the shorter base is 16 cm and the length of the longer base is 24 cm. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The median is parallel to the bases. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its length equals the arithmetic mean of the lengths of the bases.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus median = (16+24)/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "            = 40/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "            = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the length of the median = 20 cm\r<BR>\n" );
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