A trapezoid has area 54 and height 6. How long is the median?

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We have that

54 = [(b1 + b2)/ 2] *h

54 = [(b1 + b2)/2] * 6

9 = (b1 + b2) / 2 ......and (b1 + b2) / 2 is the median......so, it equals 9

CPhill Feb 25, 2015

CPhill · Answer 1 · 2015-02-25T07:17:36

We have that

54 = [(b1 + b2)/ 2] *h

54 = [(b1 + b2)/2] * 6

9 = (b1 + b2) / 2 ......and (b1 + b2) / 2 is the median......so, it equals 9