Question

A trapezoid has an area of 186 square inches. The base is 14, height is 12, what is the missing base?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

The area formula for a trapezoid is

$A=\frac{1}{2}h(b_1+b_2)$

A is 186, h is 12, b1 is 14:

$186=\frac{1}{2}(12)(14+b)$ and

186 = 6(14 + b) and

186 = 84 + 6b and

102 = 6b so

b = 17

The other base is 17