SOLUTION: IF the area of a trapezoidal garden plot is 112 square feet and one of the parallel sides is 15 feet and the opposite is 13 feet, find the distance (h) between the two sides

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Question 1028073: IF the area of a trapezoidal garden plot is 112 square feet and one of the parallel sides is 15 feet and the opposite is 13 feet, find the distance (h) between the two sides
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of a trapezoid is given by
A+=+%28h%2F2%29%28b%5B1%5D+%2B+b%5B2%5D%29
Now plug in and solve for h...
112+=+%28h%2F2%29%2815+%2B+13%29
112+=+%28h%2F2%29%2828%29
112+=+14h
h+=+8+feet