Question

The area of the trapezoid is 108 in2.

What is the height of the trapezoid?

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Answer 1

Area for a trapezoid is A= a+b/2 times h (a and b are the bases which are 8 and 10

so 108=8+10/2 x h 8+10 divided by 2 equals 9 so now we have 108=9 x h

now we must divide both sides by 9 to solve for the height 108/9 equals 12 so the height of the trapezoid is 12