Question

A trapezoid has an area of 140 square centimeters with bases of 12 and 10 centimeters. What is the length of the height? Round to the nearest tenth place.

Answer 1

12.7 cm

Explanation:

Area of a trapezium = 1/2 x ( a + b) x height

a and b represents the bases

140 = 1/2 x (12 + 10) x h

140 = 11h

h = 140 / 11

h = 12.727 cm

h = 12.7 cm to the nearest tenth

the tenth is the first number after the decimal place. To convert to the nearest tenth, look at the number after the tenth (the hundredth). If the number is greater or equal to 5, add 1 to the tenth figure. If this is not the case, add zero