In order to answer that question, we need to know the scale of the map.
Without that information, no answer is possible.
I think you have it in the first part of the question ... the part you decided
not to post.
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OK. Now that you've provided the scale of the map,
answering the question is a piece-o-cake.
Use a proportion:
(1 inch on the map) / (4 miles on the ground) = ('x' on the map) / (17 miles on the ground)
= x1 + x2/2 , y1 + y2/2
= 7+-1/2 , 1+(-1)/2
Midpoint = (3,0)
Answer/Step-by-step explanation:
Area of trapezium = ½*(AD + BC)*AB
Area = 42 cm²
AD = (x + 8) cm
BC = (x + 5) cm
AB = x cm
Plug in the values into the equation
42 = ½((x + 8) + (x + 5))*x
42 = ½((x + 8 + x + 5)*x
42 = ½(2x + 13)*x
Multiply both sides by 2
42*2 = (2x + 13)*x
84 = 2x² + 13x
2x² + 13x = 84
Subtract both sides by 84
2x² + 13x - 84 = 0