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A trading token is in the shape of a trapezoid and has an area of 25 square centimeters. If the bases are 3 and 7 centimeters, What is the height of the token

User Solendil
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Answer:

5 cm

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a trapezoid gives a relation that can be used to find the height.

A = 1/2(b1 +b2)h . . . . b1, b2 are base lengths, h is the height

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Filling in the given information, we have ...

25 cm² = 1/2(3 cm +7 cm)h

25 cm²/(5 cm) = h = 5 cm . . . . . . . divide by the coefficient of h

The height of the token is 5 cm.

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