SOLUTION: Find the height of a trapezoid with bases 6ft and 10ft and area 32sq ft.

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Question 107330: Find the height of a trapezoid with bases 6ft and 10ft and area 32sq ft.
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Find the height of a trapezoid with bases 6ft and 10ft and area 32sq ft.
A=1/2h(b1+b2)
32=%281%2F2%29h%286%2B10%29
32=%281%2F2%29h%2816%29
32=%2816%2F2%29h
32=8h
32/8=h
h=4
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