Question

James wants to tile his floor using tiles in the shape of a trapezoid. To make

the pattern a little more interesting he has decided to cut the tiles in half
along the median. The top base of each tile is 12 inches in length and the
bottom base is 16 inches. How long of a cut will John need to make so that
he cuts the tiles along the median?
OA. 14 inches
O B. 2 inches
C. 28 inches
O
D. 4 inches

Answer 1

A

Explanation:

Comment

The median of a trapezoid is the line going horizontally across the midpoint values of the 12 inch and 16 inch bases.

In other words, it is the average length of the 2 bases.

Formula

(b1 + b2 ) / 2

Solution

median Length = (16 + 12) / 2

median length = 28/2

median length = 14

Answer

median length = 14 inches