17cweibler 17cweibler
  • 17-06-2017
  • Mathematics
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An isosceles trapezoid has bases of length 5" and 11" and a height of 4". Find the length of a leg of the trapezoid.

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bcalle
bcalle bcalle
  • 17-06-2017
The leg would be the hypotenuse of the triangle on the ends of the trapezoid. The top base is 5 and bottom 11, the difference is 6 inches. This gives 3 inches on each side with a height of 4.
Use Pythagorean theorem to find the hypotenuse. 3^2+4*2=c^2
9+16=c^2
25=c^2
5.=c
The leg is 5 in
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sportsgame828 sportsgame828
  • 15-07-2021

Answer:

sqrt of 7

Step-by-step explanation:

when u draw it, u get a right triangle with, 4,3, and x

sqrt of 4^2 - 3^2 = sqrt of 7

i tried it and it marked it as corredt

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