Question

A trapezoid has area 50 in^2. The the bases are 5 in and 15 in. What is the height of the trapezoid?

Answer 1

still gonna be 5

Answer 2

but what is the formula?

Answer 3

(base+base)h
------------ = area
2

Answer 4

isnt is 1/2(b1+b2)(h)?

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

which is what I wrote

Answer 7

The formula for the area of trapezoid is 1/2(b1+b2)*h
A=50
So, we are going to substitute these values to its formula.

50=1/2(5+15)h
100=20h
h=5 inches

Answer 8

but then what do you substitute in for h?

Answer 9

h is what you solve for...

Answer 10

h = area(2)
-------
(b+b)

Answer 11

thankss guyss! <3

Answer 12

you are welcome.