SOLUTION: Rose's garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. if the height of the trapezoid is 16m, one base is 20m, and the area is 224m squared, what is the length of the other base?

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Question 21316: Rose's garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. if the height of the trapezoid is 16m, one base is 20m, and the area is 224m squared, what is the length of the other base?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Formula: Area = (1/2)(height)(b1+b2) where b1 and b2 are the parallel bases.
(b1+b2) = 2(base)/(height)
(b+20) =2(224)/16
b+20 = 28
b = 8cm