Question

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Answer 1

Okay, what is the length of the two remaining sides?

Answer 2

Well, not explicitly. What is the formula for the perimeter?

Answer 3

perimeter = all the sides the 2 sides are the same

p=14+8+2x

Answer 4

I think the answer is 44?

Answer 5

legs are 5

Answer 6

Can you figure out the height of the trapezoid?

Answer 7

"44?" isn't an answer choice. When we're done, you'll definitely know what the answer is.

Answer 8

it isnt an answer choice?wow

Answer 9

the height is 4? ... and yes, 44 is an answer choice.

Answer 10

44 is an answer choice. "44?" is not.

Answer 11

extremely smart

Answer 12

There's a difference between taking a stab at an answer, and understanding what you've done so that you know what the answer is.

Answer 13

You can know that you've got it right.

Answer 14

My old math teacher would always say "is that an answer, or a prayer?" :-)

Answer 15

How did you find the height?

Answer 16

i think it's 4...

Answer 17

use pythogorean theorem

Answer 18

I know the height is 4, and the area is 44. I want to make sure that you can look at a problem like this and find the answer and be confident that you've done it right. That's a good outcome, right?

Answer 19

and it is 4