document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=976740>Question 976740</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a trapezoid is 187 cm squared. The height is 22 cm and the length of one of the parallel side is 6 cm. Find the length of the other parallel side. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "area of a trapezoid=h/2(a+b), h=height, a=one of the parallel sides, b=other parallel side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(22/2)(a+6)=187<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11a+66=187<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11a=121<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of the other parallel side=11 </SPAN>\n" );
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