SOLUTION: Find the height of trapezoid if its bases are 8 inches and 1.5 feet long, and its area is 91 square inches.

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Question 35020: Find the height of trapezoid if its bases are 8 inches and 1.5 feet long, and its area is 91 square inches.
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Find the height of trapezoid if its bases are 8 inches and 1.5 feet long, and its area is 91 square inches.
Area = (1/2)(b1 + b2)h
91 = (1/2)(8+18)h
182=26h
h=7 inches
Cheers,
Stan H.