SOLUTION: The area of a trapezoid is 175 cm2. The height is 14 cm and the length of one of the parallel sides is 6 cm. Find the length of the second parallel side. Express your answer as

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Question 986329: The area of a trapezoid is 175 cm2. The height is 14 cm and the length of one of the parallel sides is 6 cm. Find the length of the second parallel side. Express your answer as a simplified fraction or a decimal rounded to two places.
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A=area; h=height; a and b are parallel sides
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A=%28%28a%2Bb%29%2F2%29h
A%2Fh=%28a%2Bb%29%2F2
2A%2Fh=a%2Bb
%282A%2Fh%29-a=b
%282%28175cm%5E2%29%2F14cm%29-6cm=b
25cm-6cm=b
19cm=b
ANSWER: The second parallel side is 19 centimeters.