Draw isosceles trapezoid TRAP with TR || AP.
TR = 32 PA = 8 area of the trapezoid = 100
Formula for the area of a trapezoid: Area = ½·h·(b1 + b2)
---> 100 = ½·h·(32 + 8) ---> 100 = ½·h·(40) ---> 100 = 20·h ---> h = 5
Drop a perpendicular from P to TR, call the point of intersection X.
Drop a perpendicular from A to TR, call the point of intersection Y.
XY = PA = 8
Since TX + XY + YR = 32 and XY = 8, TX = YR = 12.
Triangle(TXP) is a right triangle with TX = 12 and XP = 5;
by the Pythagorean Theorem, PT = 13.