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OpenStudy (anonymous):

HEELLPPPPPP!!acute angle of right trapezoid is 45 degrees. its shorter base is 6cm and the shorter leg is 8cm. find the length of the midsegment of this trapezoid.

OpenStudy (eyust707):

First of all you need to know what a right trapezoid is.

OpenStudy (eyust707):

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OpenStudy (eyust707):

Which angle is 45 degrees?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

umm the right bottom corner..?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohh i meant left sorry :))

OpenStudy (eyust707):

Since it it a "right trapezoid" these two angles are automatically 90 degrees|dw:1349363285420:dw|

OpenStudy (eyust707):

Do you know what it means for an angle to be "acute"?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes.. an acute angle has to be less then 90 degreess...

OpenStudy (eyust707):

correct

OpenStudy (eyust707):

which angle is less that 90 degrees?

OpenStudy (eyust707):

after all 45 is less than 90 right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, its the left bottom corner

OpenStudy (eyust707):

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OpenStudy (eyust707):

"its shorter base is 6cm"

OpenStudy (eyust707):

Here are the bases|dw:1349363554853:dw|

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