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Find RS. Can anyone help?

Find RS. Can anyone help?-example-1
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The segment XT splits the trapezoid exactly in half. The average of RS and Q will give us XT because of the properties of a trapezoid.

We find the area of a trapezoid by averaging the bases as well.

RS + Q / 2 = XT

RS + 26 / 2 = 22

RS + 26 = 44

RS = 18

Hope this helps!

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