Middle School

Use this diagram to find the measures of the lengths of the sides. The perimeter of the trapezoid on the right is 97 inches.

Use this diagram to find the measures of the lengths of the sides The perimeter of the trapezoid on the right is 97 inches

Answer :

Answer: 48 inches, 14 inches, 21 inches and 14 inches.


Step-by-step explanation:

1. The perimeter of the trapezoid is the sum of the lengths of its sides. You know that the perimeter is 97 inches, then, you can write the following expression:

[tex]3.5x-1+x+x+1.5x=97\\7x-1=97[/tex]

2. Now, you must solve for x, as following:

[tex]7x=97+1\\7x=98\\x=\frac{98}{7}\\x=14[/tex]

3. Then length of each side is:

[tex](3.5x-1)in=(3.5(14)-1)in=48in[/tex]

[tex]1.5xin=(1.5)(14)in=21in[/tex]

[tex]x=14in[/tex]


Answer:

i beleive its 14, 14, 21, 47

Step-by-step explanation:

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