Question

An isosceles trapezoid has bases of length 5" and 11" and a height of 4". Find the length of a leg of the trapezoid.

Answer 1

The leg would be the hypotenuse of the triangle on the ends of the trapezoid. The top base is 5 and bottom 11, the difference is 6 inches. This gives 3 inches on each side with a height of 4.
Use Pythagorean theorem to find the hypotenuse. 3^2+4*2=c^2
9+16=c^2
25=c^2
5.=c
The leg is 5 in