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The height of a trapezoid is 6 in. and its area is 60 in. One base of the trapezoid is 6 inches longer than the
other base. What are the lengths of the bases? Complete the explanation of how you found your answer.
One base is
inches for one of the bases and
inches for the other base.
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Use the formula for the area of a trapezoid. Substitute 60 for A and 6 for h and simplify the equation to
= (b, + b 2). Use guess and check to find two numbers that add to with one
number 6 more than the other to get
inches for one of the bases and inches for the other base.
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