document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1157459>Question 1157459</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the area of a trapezoid  is A=h(a+b)/2, where A is the area, h is the height and a and b are the two parallel sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) rearrange the formula to isolate a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) the are of the trapezoid is 70cm2 , the height is 10 cm and the length of b is 6cm find the length of a </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the area of a trapezoid  is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=h%2A%28a%2Bb%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=h%2A%28a%2Bb%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282A%2Fh%29-b+=+a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282A%2Fh%29-b+=+a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2A70%29%2F10+-6=+a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2A70%29%2F10+-6=+a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=8\r<BR>\n" );
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