Question

Can someone please help me with this? ^.^

Find the area of the trapezoid. Leave your answer in simplest radical form.

Answer 1

I don't know how to solve this, especially because I don't know the base!

Answer 2

well the base is 19 ft ...

Answer 3

....i meant the height O.e sorry

Answer 4

are you familiar with the properties of a 45 -45 -90 triangle?

Answer 5

Yes, but I don't know what the sides would be for it

Answer 6

Yes I know, but I don't know the length for the legs to do this

Answer 7

so, you know that the top line is 11 ft
and the bottom line is 19 ft

Answer 8

Yes :)

Answer 9

if the base of the rectangle is 11 ft
then what would the base of the triangle be

Answer 10

remember that 19 ft is the base of the rectangle plus the base of the triangle

Answer 11

so it would be 19-11, making the leg 8
then i would do 8√2???

Answer 12

why?
you only want the height

Answer 13

you dont need to look at the hypothenuse

Answer 14

hypotenuse being the slanted side

Answer 15

I know....I've been exhausted sorry >.<

Answer 16

what is x?

Answer 17

x is 8

that means the base is 8 ft

and thus also means the height is 8 ft

right?