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Rose's garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. If the height of the trapezoid is 16 m, one base is 20 m, and the area is 224 m^2, find the
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Rose's garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. If the height of the trapezoid is 16 m, one base is 20 m, and the area is 224 m^2, find the
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Rose's garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. If the height of the trapezoid is 16 m, one base is 20 m, and the area is 224 m^2, find the length of the other base.
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Ashley Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 224=16*(20+X)/2 OR 224=8(20+X) OR 244=160+8X OR 8X=244-160 OR 8X=64 OR X=8
THEREFORE THE MISSING SIDE IS 20+8=28
PROOF (20+8)/2*16=224 OR 14*16=224
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