What measures do you need to find the area of a trapezoid?
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Answer:
The shortest altitude is 6.72 cm
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that the side lengths are
24 cm, 25 cm, 7 cm
The area of a triangle =
Where;
s = Half the perimeter = (24 + 25 + 7)/2 = 28
A = √((28×(28 - 24)×(28 - 25)×(28 - 7)) = 84 cm²
We note that 84/7 = 12
Therefore, the triangle is a right triangle with hypotenuse = 25, and legs, 24 and 7, the height of the triangle = 7
To find the shortest altitude, we utilize the formula for the area of the triangle A = 1/2 base × Altitude
Altitude = A/(1/2 ×base)
Therefore, the altitude is inversely proportional to the base, and to reduce the altitude, we increase the base as follows;
We set the base to 25 cm to get;
Area of the triangle A = 1/2 × base × Altitude
84 = 1/2 × 25 × Altitude
Altitude = 84/(1/2 × 25) = 6.72 cm
The shortest altitude = 6.72 cm.
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Answer:
Volume = 1.5 litres
Step-by-step explanation:
Using pythagoras theorem, we can get the height (h) of the cylinder
14² + h² = 17²
h² = 289 - 196
h = √93
Now, volume of a cylinder is;
V = πr²h
In the image, r = diameter/2 = 14/2 = 7cm
Thus,
V = π × 7² × √93
V = 1485 cm³
Now, 1 litre = 1000 cm³
Thus, volume = 1485/1000 = 1.485 litres ≈ 1.5 litres
