Question

Which of the following is the height of the special trapezoid if WX=16 , YZ=16 and the area is 80 units 2?

Answer 1

the answer is 5 bc 80/16=5

Answer 2

The height of trapezoid WXYZ is 5 units.

Explanation:

Given : A trapezoid WXYZ having WX=16 , YZ=16 and the area is 80 units²

We have to find the height of trapezoid WXYZ

W know area of trapezoid is
`(1)/(2)* \text{(sum of parallel sides)} * \text{height}`

Given area is 80 units²

Two parallel sides are WX=16 , YZ=16

Thus sum of parallel sides is 16 + 16 = 32 units

Let height = h unit

Substitute , we get,

`80=(1)/(2) * 32 * h`

Solving for h , we have

`80=16 * h`

Divide both side by 16, we have

h = 5

Thus, the height of trapezoid WXYZ is 5 units.