A trapezoid has an area of 59.2 square kilometers. One base is 9.8 kilometers long. The height measures 8 kilometers. What is the length of the other base?
+2668 The formula for the area of a trapezoid is:\({{h(a+b)}\over2} \)
In the equation, h is the height, a is base 1, and b is base 2.
\({{8(9.8+x)}\over2}=59.2\)
\(4(9.8+x)=59.2\)
\(14.8=9.8+x\)
Thus, the base of the other side is \(\color{brown}\boxed{5}\)
+2668 The formula for the area of a trapezoid is:\({{h(a+b)}\over2} \)
In the equation, h is the height, a is base 1, and b is base 2.
\({{8(9.8+x)}\over2}=59.2\)
\(4(9.8+x)=59.2\)
\(14.8=9.8+x\)
Thus, the base of the other side is \(\color{brown}\boxed{5}\)
