Question

James wants to tile his floor using tiles in the shape of a trapezoid. Jamaica pattern a little more interesting he has decided to cut the tiles in half along the median . the top base of each tile is 12 in in length and the bottom base is 16 in . how long of a cut will John need to make so that he cuts the tiles along the median

Answer 1

1) Gathering the data

Tiles in the shape of a trapezoid.

To cut the tiles in half along the median

The top base of each tile is 12 inches (length)

The bottom base is 16 inches

How long of a cut will John need to make so that he cuts the tiles along the median​?

2) The median of a Trapezoid is given by

Median = 1/2 (Top base + Bottom Base)

So now let's calculate the median of each tile, trapezoid

`\begin{gathered} Median=(1)/(2)(12+16)\text{ } \\ \text{Median =14} \end{gathered}`

3) So James needs to cut a line of 14 inches on each trapezoid tile.