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a trapezoid with a height of 8 feet and one basw measuring 11 feet has an area of 112 squate feet find the length of yhe other base

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A=h(b1+b2)/2

2A/h=b1+b2

b2=(2A/h)-b1 we are given A=112, h=8, and b1=11 so

b2=(2*112)/8-11

b2=17 ft

So the other base is 17ft.
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