the area of a trapezoid is 36 square inches. The height is 4 inches and one bases twice the length of the other base. What are t

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Fudgin [204]

3 years ago

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the area of a trapezoid is 36 square inches. The height is 4 inches and one bases twice the length of the other base. What are t

he lengths of the bases?

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2 answers:

vlada-n [284] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-09T07:15:20+03:00

vlada-n [284]3 years ago

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The formula for this is $A= \frac{1}{2} ( b_{1} + b_{2} )h$ . Filling in accordingly, $36= \frac{1}{2}(x+2x)(4)$ . This simplifies to $36= \frac{1}{2}(3x)(4)$ and 36=6x. Therefore, x = 6 so the bases are 6 and 12.

PtichkaEL [24] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-09T09:31:47+03:00

PtichkaEL [24]3 years ago

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6 and 12 is the correct answer