Question

To make his house more energy-efficient, Ernest is putting solar film on the large trapezoid-shaped window in his living room. The window has an area of 25 square feet. The top of the window is 3 feet long, and the bottom is 7 feet long. Which equation can you use to find how tall the window is, h? 25=h(3+7) 25= 1 2 h(3+7) How tall is the window? Write your answer as a whole number or decimal. Do not round.

Answer 1

25 = 1/2(3 + 7)h

5 feets

Explanation:

Given that:

Window shaped in the form of a trapezium :

The length of its bases :

Top of window base = 3 feets

Bottom of window base = 7 feets long

Area of Windom = 25 feets²

Recall :

Area of a trapezium is given by :

Area, A = 1/2(a + b)h

a and b are the bases

h = height

Inputting the Given values into the equation :

25 = 1/2(3 + 7)h

Hence, the height of the window can be Obtian using the expression

25 = 1/2(3 + 7)h

25 = 1/2(10)h

25 = 5h

h = 25 /5

h = 5 feets