Question

What is the length of the second base of a trapezoid if the length of one base is 27 and the length of the mid-segment is 19? show your work

Answer 1

The length of the second base of a trapezoid if the length of one base is 27 and the length of the mid-segment is 19 is that it is 11.

Solution:

Length of the mid-segment = (long base + short base) / 219
 = (27 + short base) / 219 - (27 / 2)
= short base / 2 times 238 -27
= short baseshort base
 = 11

Answer 2

Length of the mid-segment = (long base + short base) / 219 = (27 + short base) / 219 - (27 / 2) = short base / 2Multiplying both sides by 238 -27 = short baseshort base = 11
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