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.

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eyust707 · Answer

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

eyust707 · Answer

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eyust707 · Answer

Which angle is 45 degrees?

anonymous · Answer

umm the right bottom corner..?

anonymous · Answer

ohh i meant left sorry :))

eyust707 · Answer

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

eyust707 · Answer

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

anonymous · Answer

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

eyust707 · Answer

correct

eyust707 · Answer

which angle is less that 90 degrees?

eyust707 · Answer

after all 45 is less than 90 right?

anonymous · Answer

yes, its the left bottom corner

eyust707 · Answer

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eyust707 · Answer

"its shorter base is 6cm"

eyust707 · Answer

Here are the bases|dw:1349363554853:dw|