The area of a trapezoid is 36 square inches. The height is 4 inches and one bases twice the length of the other base. What are the lengths of the bases?

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Kartins · Answer 1 · 2019-02-26T11:31:19+0000

The formula for this is
A= (1)/(2) ( b_(1) + b_(2) )h

. Filling in accordingly,
36= (1)/(2)(x+2x)(4)

. This simplifies to
36= (1)/(2)(3x)(4)

and 36=6x. Therefore, x = 6 so the bases are 6 and 12.