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Posted by Please help on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 12:18pm.

The area of trapezoid is h( b1+b2)/5,where h is the altitude, and b1 and b2 are the lenghts of the parallel bases. If trapezoid has an altitude of 5 inches, an area of 55 square inches , and one base 12 inches long, what is the length, in inches, of its other base?

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