document.write( "Question 1059360: The trapezoid has an area of 33cm^2 and an altitude of 2m. Its two bases have ratio of 5:6. What is the length of the larger base.
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$\"A=%28h%2F2%29%28a%2Bb%29=33\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"a%2Fb=5%2F6\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a=%285%2F6%29b\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282%2F2%29%28%285%2F6%29b%2Bb%29=33\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2811%2F6%29b=33\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=33%286%2F11%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=18\"$ $\"m\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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