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 224 square meters, find the length of the other base

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Question 99911: 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 224 square meters, find the length of the other base
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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16(20+X)/2=224
(320+16X)/2=224 CROSS MULTIPLY
320+16X=448
16X=448-320
16X=128
X=128/16
X=8 IS THE LENGTH OF THE OTHER SIDE.
PROOF
16(20+8)/2=224
(16*28)/2=224
448/2=224
224=224