Question

A playground has the shape of a trapezoid.

Part A
The shortest side of the playground and its width have the same dimension.

A trapezoid with short base length blank yards and height 6 yards. The distance from the height indicators to the end of the long base is 1 yard on each side. The total length of the long base is blank.

Write numbers in the boxes below to show the missing dimensions in the figure above.

Answer 1

• short base: 6 yards
• long base: 8 yards

Explanation:

Our understanding of your figure is shown below.

The question says the "shortest side" and the "width" have the same dimension. If the "width" is a reference to "height 6 yards", then it seems the "shortest side" is 6 yards. Since the slant sides are longer than the height, the "shortest side" is also the "short base."

The short base is 6 yards.

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The long base overhangs the short base by 1 yard on either end, so it is a total of 2 yards longer than the short base. It it 6+2 = 8 yards long.

The long base is 8 yards.