Question

A lawn in the shape of a trapezoid has an area of 1,800 square meters. The length of one base is 50 meters, and the length of the other base is 40 meters. What is the width of the lawn?​

Answer 1

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Answer:

  40 m

Step-by-step explanation:

The area is given by the formula ...

  A = 1/2(b1 +b2)h

Using the given values, we can find h to be ...

  1800 = 1/2(50 +40)h

  3600 = 90h . . . . . . . . . multiply by 2

  40 = h . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 90

The width of the lawn is 40 meters.