document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1193155>Question 1193155</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In isosceles trapezoid WXYZ with bases <BR>\n" );
document.write( "ZY and WX,ZY = 4, YX = 10, and WX = 20.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find height h (the length of ZD or YE) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw perpendiculars ZD and YE.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the trapezoid is isosceles, DE=4 and WX=20 means WD and EX are each 8.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the height of the trapezoid is the other leg of a right triangle with one leg 8 and hypotenuse 10.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I leave it to you to do the easy calculations to find the answer.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Because YZ=4, DE=4 also.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And because the trapezoid is isosceles, WD and EX are the same length.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, since DE=4, WX=20, and WD=EX, WD and EX are each 8.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The problem is asking for the height, which is ZD; ZD is one leg of a right triangle with hypotenuse 10 and other leg 8.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the height.<br><BR>\n" );
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