A table top in the shape of a trapezoid has an area of 2250 square centimeters and the shorter base is 80 centimeters. The longe

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harkovskaia [24]

3 years ago

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A table top in the shape of a trapezoid has an area of 2250 square centimeters and the shorter base is 80 centimeters. The longe

r base is 100 centimeters. What is the height

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Citrus2011 [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-07T05:23:03+03:00

Citrus2011 [14]3 years ago

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The area of a trapezoid has a formula of:
Area = (a + b) h / 2

Using the formula, we can easily find the height of the trapezoid.
<span>Area = (a + b) h / 2
</span>2250 = (80 + 100) h / 2
2250 = 180h / 2
2250 = 90h
h = 25 centimeters

So the height of the trapezoid is 25 centimeters.