The area of a trapezoid is 60 square inches. the sum of the bases is 20 inches. find the height of the trapezoid.

The area of a polygon is the number of square units inside that polygon. Area is 2-dimensional like a carpet or an area rug.

trapezoidA trapezoid is a 4-sided figure with one pair of parallel sides. For example, in the diagram to the right, the bases are parallel. To find the area of a trapezoid, take the sum of its bases, multiply the sum by the height of the trapezoid, and then divide the result by 2, The formula for the area of a trapezoid is:

area_trapezoid1.gif or area_trapezoid2.gif

Where b1.gif is base1.gif, b2.gif is base2.gif, h.gif is height and · means multiply.

Each base of a trapezoid must be perpendicular to the height. In the diagram above, both bases are sides of the trapezoid. However, since the lateral sides are not perpendicular to either of the bases, a dotted line is drawn to represent the height.

In Examples 1 and 3 below, the height is a side of the trapezoid since it is perpendicular to the base. In Example 2, the lateral sides are not perpendicular to the base, so a dotted line is drawn to represent the height.

Example 1: Find the area of a trapezoid with bases of 10 inches and 14 inches, and a height of 5 inches.

trapezoidSolution:

area_trapezoid2.gif

a_0.gif = one_half.gif · (10 in + 14 in) · 5 in

a_0.gif = one_half.gif · (24 in) · (5 in)

a_0.gif = one_half.gif · 120 in2

a_0.gif = 60 in2

Example 2: Find the area of a trapezoid with bases of 9 centimeters and 7 centimeters, and a height of 3 centimeters.

Solution:

trapezoidarea_trapezoid2.gif

a_0.gif = one_half.gif · (9 cm + 7 cm) · 3 cm

a_0.gif = one_half.gif · (16 cm) · (3 cm)

a_0.gif = one_half.gif · 48 cm2

a_0.gif = 24 cm2

Example 3: The area of a trapezoid is 52 square inches and the bases are 11 inches and 15 inches. Find the height.

trapezoidSolution:  

area_trapezoid2.gif

52 in2 = one_half.gif· (11 in + 15 in) · h.gif

52 in2 = one_half.gif· (26 in) · h.gif

52 in2 = (13 in) · h.gif

52 in2 ÷ (13 in) = h.gif

h.gif = 4 in

trapezoidSummary: To find the area of a trapezoid, take the sum of its bases, multiply the sum by the height of the trapezoid, and then divide the result by 2, The formula for the area of a trapezoid is:

area_trapezoid1.gif or area_trapezoid2.gif

Where b1.gif is base1.gif, b2.gif is base2.gif, h.gif is height.

Step-by-step explanation:

the results from a pre-test for students for the year 2000 and the year 2010 are illustrated in the box plot. what do these results tell us about how students performed on the 29 question pre-test for the two years?

if we compare only the lowest and highest scores between the two years, we might conclude that the students in 2010 did better than the students in 2010. this conclusion seems to follow since the lowest score of 8 in 2010 is greater in value than the lowest score of 6 in 2000. also, the highest score of 28 in 2010 is greater in value than the highest score of 27 in 2000.

but the box portion of the illustration gives us more detailed information. the middle bar in each box shows us that the median score of 20 in 2000 is greater in value than the median score of 17 in 2010. further, we note that the box and whiskers divide the illustration into four pieces. each of these four pieces represents the same portion of students. so, the upper half of the students in 2000 scored in the same score range as the upper one-fourth of the students in 2010, see the illustration at a score of 20.

by considering the upper one-fourth, upper half, and upper three-fourths instead of just the lowest and highest scores, we would conclude that the students as a whole did much better in 2000 than in 2010. we would conclude that as a whole the students in 2010 are less prepared than the students in 2000.

in this section, we discuss box-and-whisker plots and the five key values used in constructing a box-and-whisker plot. the key values are called a five-number summary, which consists of the minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum.

step-by-step explanation:

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