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What is the height of an isosceles trapezoid, if the lengths of its bases are 5m and 11m, and the length of a leg 4m
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What is the height of an isosceles trapezoid, if the lengths of its bases are 5m and 11m, and the length of a leg 4m

User Manasvi Sareen
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5
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4/. \
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11

11-5=6
6/2=3
Apply Pythagorean to triangle
4^2= 3^2. +x^2
16-9=x*2
So the height is x= sqrt (7)
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