Question

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 20 POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! An isosceles trapezoid has an area of 25 square units and a height of 5 units. Find the sum of the bases of the trapezoid.

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Answer 1

10 units

Explanation:

Answer 2

The formula for the area of a trapezoid is : area = (a + b)/2 x height, where a and b are the top and bottom bases.

Using the provided information you have:

25 = (a + b)/2 x 5

Solving for a+ b the first step is divide both sides by 5:

5 = (a + b)/2

Second step is to multiply both sides by 2:

10 = (a +b)

The sun of the bases would be 10 units.