document.write( "Question 953373: in the trapezuim below the hieght is 4cm,the area is 20 cm square the lenght a is smaller than length b write all possible whole number values for a and b ? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "We are told that h=4 cm and A=20 cm square\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify by dividing the 2 into the 4:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since a is smaller than b and their sum is 20,\r\n" );
document.write( "we can have any of these where a and b are whole numbers.\r\n" );
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document.write( "a = 1, b = 19, a < b and a + b = 1 + 19 = 20\r\n" );
document.write( "a = 2, b = 18, a < b and a + b = 2 + 18 = 20\r\n" );
document.write( "a = 3, b = 17, a < b and a + b = 3 + 17 = 20\r\n" );
document.write( "a = 4, b = 16, a < b and a + b = 4 + 16 = 20\r\n" );
document.write( "a = 5, b = 15, a < b and a + b = 5 + 15 = 20\r\n" );
document.write( "a = 6, b = 14, a < b and a + b = 6 + 14 = 20\r\n" );
document.write( "a = 7, b = 13, a < b and a + b = 7 + 13 = 20\r\n" );
document.write( "a = 8, b = 12, a < b and a + b = 8 + 12 = 20\r\n" );
document.write( "a = 9, b = 11, a < b and a + b = 9 + 11 = 20\r\n" );
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