document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=945247>Question 945247</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The lengths of the bases of an isosceles trapezoid are 7 and 15 inches. Each leg makes an<BR>\n" );
document.write( "angle of 45° with the longer base. Find the length of the legs of the trapezoid.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The trapezoid is symmetric about the green line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can make an isosceles triangle with the 45 degree angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The leg length is equal to the distance between half the bottom base subtracted by half the top base.<BR>\n" );
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