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the volume of this right trapezoidal prism is 380.25ft^3. what is the height ,x, of the prism? 5, 5, 8, 5.8, x.

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Answer:

Hence, the height of the trapezoidal base is 7.2 ft.

Explanation:

The height of the trapezoidal base is 7.2 ft.

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

The volume of trapezoidal prism is the area of the cross-section × the length.

Where B is the area of base, H is the length and V is the volume.

The length of the prism is 25.2ft and volume is 1279.152

Hence, the base area is 50.76 ft².

The base is trapezoid.

The area of trapezoid is

Substitute B=50.76, in above formula.

Hence, the height of the trapezoidal base is 7.2 ft.

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