document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1095627>Question 1095627</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a trapezoid is 64 square feet. The height is 8 feet and one base is three times the length of the other base. What is the measure of each base?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #710118 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=710118\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Area is (1/2)h(b1+b2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let b1 be the shorter base<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then b2=3b1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64=(1/2)*8(4b1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "128/8=4b1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16=4b1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b1=4 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b2=12 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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