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The trapezoid has an area of 108 square yards. Find the height.

NEED HELP FAST!! The trapezoid has an area of 108 square yards. Find the height.-example-1

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Answer:

height = 8 yards

Explanation:

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Answer:

The height is 8 yds

Explanation:

The area of a trapezoid is given by

A = 1/2 (b1+b2) h where b1 and b2 are the lengths of the bases

108 = 1/2 ( 15+12) *h

108 = 1/2 ( 27)h

Multiply each side by 2

216 = 27h

Divide each side by 27

216/27 = 27h/27

8 =h

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