Question

A section in a stained glass window is gaped like a trapezoid. The top base is 1 centimeter and the bottom base is 1.5 centimeters long. If the area of the section of glass is 3.5 square centimeters, how tall is the section?

Answer 1

2.8 cm

Explanation:

½(1+1.5)h = 3.5

h = 7/2.5 = 2.8 cm