In this problem, you are asked to find the area of the
trapezoid. The formula in finding the area of the trapezoid is:
A = [(a + b)/2] x h
Where a = base 1
b = base
2
h =
height
Substituting the given measurements to the formula:
A = [(1.7 m + 6.7 m) / 2] x 5 m
A = (8.4 m / 2) x 5 m
A = 4.2 m x 5 m
A = 21 m^2
Therefore, the area of the trapezoid is 21 square meters.
Add 1 to both sides:
In cases like this, we have to remember that a root is always positive, so we can square both sides only assuming that
Under this assumption, we square both sides and we have
The solutions to this equation are
But since we can only accept solutions greater than -1, we discard and accept .
In fact, we have
and
which is the only solution.
-4(3-x)+6=2(x-3)
-12+4x+6=2x-6
-6+4x=2x-6
-6+6=2x-4x
0=-2x
0/x=-2
The equation is true because both sides are identical.