Question

A trapezoid has an area of 50 square inches.

The bases are 3 inches and 7 inches. What is
the height of the trapezoid?

Answer 1

10 inches is the answer

Answer 2

The area of a trapezoid can be computed as:

A=(b1+b2)h/2, where b1 and b2 ar the bases, h is the height.

With the provided numerical values:

50=(3+7)h/2

50=10h/2=5h

Answer: h=10inches