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How do you find the height of a trapezoid

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To solve this question, you must divide the trapezoid into a rectangle and two right triangles. Using the Pythagorean Theorem, you would calculate the heightof the triangle which is 4. The dimensions of the rectangle are 5 and 4, hence the area will be 20.
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