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The diagram of an isosceles trapezoid is labeled below. If the area of the trapezoid is 168 square units, the what is the height, h, out of the trapezoid?

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\begin{gathered} \text{Area =}((B+b)\cdot h)/(2) \\ 2\cdot\text{Area}=(B+b)\cdot h \\ h=(2\cdot Area)/(B+b) \\ h=(2\cdot168)/(19+9) \\ h=(336)/(28) \\ h=12 \\ \end{gathered}

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