A quilt maker is creating a design of a sailboat. she needs exactly the same amount of fabric for the sail as she needs for the body of the boat if the length of the bottom of the sail is equal to the short base of the boat what is the length of the long base of the trapezoid

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A quilt maker is creating a design of a sailboat. she needs exactly the same amount of fabric for the sail as she needs for the body of the boat if the length of the bottom of the sail is equal to the short base of the boat what is the length of the long base of the trapezoid
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 25

Ms. Sue · Answer

What is the short length?

MsPi_3.14159265 · Answer

Or... Set the area of the triangle = area of the trapezoid Then re-arrange for "the missing length" And you will have your formula for the length of the long side : )