SOLUTION: Crafts. Rose’s garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. If the height of the trapezoid is 16 m, one base is 20 m, and the area is 224 m2, find the length of the other base.

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Question 85694: Crafts. Rose’s garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. If the height of the trapezoid is 16 m, one base is 20 m, and the area is 224 m2, find the length of the other base.
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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[(X+20)/2]*16=224
(16X+320)/2=224
16X+320=448
16X=448-320
16X=128
X=128
16
X=8 FOR THE OTHER BASE.
PROOF
[(8+20)/2]*16=224
28/2*16=224
14*16=224
224=224