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A tabletop in the shape of a trapezoid has an area of 6550 cm² it's shorter base measures 115 cm and the shorter base is 85 cm what is the height

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The area of a trapezoid is half its height multiplied by the sum of the lengths of its two bases.

6,550=1/2b(115+85)

115+85= 200
1/2*200= 100
6,550/100=65.5

h=65.5

The height is 65.5 cm
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