document.write( "Question 113184: Rose's garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. If the height of the trapezoid is 16m, one base is 20m and the area is 224m^2, find the length of the other base. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "     = 224\r\n" );
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document.write( "    20 + x =  = 28\r\n" );
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document.write( "      x    = 28 - 20 = 8.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  the length of the other base is 8 meters.\r\n" );
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