Asked by ShapesARECool

The question wants me to find the diagnols of an isoceles trapezoid, but how can i do that. Its on a plane, the bottom base resting happily on the x axis and the y axis cutting the trapezoid in half perfectly. the problem is, its split and there are no numbers
Top right corner (b,c)||| (top right section of plane)
Top left corner(-B,C) |||(Top left section of plane)
Bottom left corner (-a,0)|||| (top section corner of plane)
bottom right corner (a,0)|||top right section of plane)

how do I find the diagonals, and how would I label them if there are no numbers?
Answered by oobleck
use the Pythagorean Theorem. Drop an altitude from (b,c) to the x-axis. The diagonal starting at (-a,0) has length
z^2 = (a+b)^2 + c^2
Answered by ShapesARECool
hmm
its a trapezoid, so how would the pythagorean theorem work?
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