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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a) Find the area of a trapezoid with a height of 9 m and bases of 7 m and 25 m <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 b) Find the perimeter of a parallelogram with sides measuring 6.5 m and 3.5 m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #854679 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(53937)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=854679\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Find the area of a trapezoid with a height of 9 m and bases of 7 m and 25 m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the post b @HyperBrain, the basic formula and calculations are incorrect.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The correct solution is in my post below.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given the two bases a and b, and the height h of a trapezoid, the area is given by\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28a%2Bb%29%2F2%29%2Ah ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28a%2Bb%29%2F2%29%2Ah\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the area of the trapezoid you're given is &nbsp;&nbsp;<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2825%2B7%29%2F2%29%2A9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2825%2B7%29%2F2%29%2A9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2832%2F2%29%2A9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2832%2F2%29%2A9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) = 16*9 = 144 sq. meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solved correctly.\r<BR>\n" );
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