#4 The lengths of the parallel sides of an isosceles trapezoid are 8 and 16 inches respectively. If the diagonal bisects the base angle, what is the altitude and area of the trapezoid? hint: locate riqht triangles. use half - angle identities to solve for the hyputenusc.
#4 The lengths of the parallel sides of an isosceles trapezoid are 8 and 16 inches respectively. If the diagonal bisects the base angle, what is the altitude and area of the trapezoid? hint: locate riqht triangles. use half - angle identities to solve for the hyputenusc.
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The lengths of the parallel sides of an isosceles trapezoid are 8 and 16 inches respectively.
If the diagonal bisects the base angle, what is the altitude and area of the trapezoid?
hint: locate right triangles . usc half • angle identithes to solve for the hyputenuse.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3f55e722-889e-4bcc-a36c-f0a54e582031%2Fbb6f7c36-5263-4b8a-a896-53b364c216e3%2Fqcvqm3f_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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The lengths of the parallel sides of an isosceles trapezoid are 8 and 16 inches respectively.
If the diagonal bisects the base angle, what is the altitude and area of the trapezoid?
hint: locate right triangles . usc half • angle identithes to solve for the hyputenuse.
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