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A trapezoid has bases of lenghts 28 and 37. Find the trapezoids height if its area is 16

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Answer:

0.49 ( Rounded to the hundredths place)

Explanation:

The formula for a trapezoid's area is:

A = 1/2( b1 + b2)h

So let's plug in our digits:

16 = 1/2(28 + 37)h or 16 = 1/2(37 + 28)h

We add what is in the parathensis by following PEMDAS:

16 = 1/2(65)h

Then, multiply 1/2 (or 0.5) x 65

That equals 32.5. Now, divide both sides of the equation by 32.5. That cancels out on the right side, so we need to do 16/32.5. That equals ~0.49

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