The area of a trapezoid is found using the formula A= 1/2(B1=b2) , where and are the parallel sides of the trapezoid and h is the height. The area of a trapezoid is 18km^2 , with bases 5 km and 7 km. What is the height, in kilometers?

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The area of a trapezoid is found using the formula A= 1/2(B1=b2) , where  and  are the parallel sides of the trapezoid and h is the height. The area of a trapezoid is 18km^2 , with bases 5 km and 7 km. What is the height, in kilometers?

mertsj · Answer

The area of a trapezoid is found using the formula A = 1/2h(b1+b2), where b1 and b2 are the parallel sides of the trapezoid and h is the height.  The area of a trapezoid is 18 km^2. with bases 5 km and 7 km.  What is the height in kilometers?

mertsj · Answer

Replace A with 18
Replace b1 with 5
Replace b2 with 7
Solve for h