HELP An isosceles trapezoid has an area of 25 square units and a height of 5 units. Find the sum of the bases of the trapezoid. Complete your work in the space provided or upload a file that can display math symbols if your work requires it.

The formula for the area of a trapezoid is : area = (a + b)/2 x height, where a and b are the top and bottom bases.

Using the provided information you have:

25 = (a + b)/2 x 5

Solving for a+ b the first step is divide both sides by 5:

5 = (a + b)/2

Second step is to multiply both sides by 2:

10 = (a +b)

The sun of the bases would be 10 units.

10 units

Step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

for the friend request.

when a figure, such as triangle (xyz) is reflected over the line y = x to create x'y'z' the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of the original image (pre-image) will be reversed for the image. (e.g., (x, y) > (y, x)) this means that the pre-image position of the x- and y-coordinates switch places which in turn provides a mirror like image of the original xyz.  

i notice that when i draw a line segment from x to x', that the points are parallel from each other -- they are exactly across from each other and do not intersect with any other points.  

yes, think i would see the same characteristic if you drew the line segment connecting y with the reflecting line and then y' with the reflecting line because of the essence of reflections. because it is a mirror image, each point was effected the same way which leads me to conclude that they same would apply to y and y'.