Geometry

[gusty prairie]

An isoscele trapezoid has P of 80cm and the bigger base is 2x the minor base. The two acute angles are 60°calculate the area of the trapezoid

[olive acorn]

did you try to do a eq system that can give you the values?

i didnt try but it seems like

let me try it out

yep

Let the equal sides be, let the base be 2x and the minor base x

and with that info we can see this

3x+2y = 80

x/2=ycos60

and then you solve

[stark wigeon]

yeah and to find the height of the trapezoid, just use the Pythagorean Theorem!

[olive acorn]

oh, i didnt read well i thought it asked the sides

mb

[gusty prairie]

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