Question

Emily's younger brother, Kenny, begged her to make him a superhero costume for Halloween this year, so of course Emily did! Emily sewed a 600-square-inch trapezoid-shaped cape with a big "K" on it. The length along the top of the cape was 24 inches, and the length along the bottom was 36 inches what is the height

Answer 1

20 inches

Explanation:

Since the cape is trapezoid shaped and has an area of 600 in², the area of a trapezoid is given by

A =1/2(a + b)h where a = length along the top of the cape = 24 in, b = length along the bottom of the cape = 36 in and h = height of the cape

So, h = 2A/(a + b)

= 2 × 600 in²/(24 in + 36 in)

= 1200 in²/60 in

= 20 in

So, the height of the cape is 20 inches