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Find the height of the trapezoidA=80 CM2 7Cm9CM

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The area formula for trapezoids is


A=((B+b)h)/(2)

Where B = 9 cm, b = 7 cm, and A = 80 cm2. Let's replace these dimensions to find h


\begin{gathered} 80=((9+7)\cdot h)/(2) \\ 160=16h \\ h=(160)/(16) \\ h=10 \end{gathered}

Hence, the height is 10 cm.

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