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How Do You Find the Height of a Trapezoid if You Know the Area and Bases?

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Find the height of a trapezoid given the values of the two bases and the area. First write out the formula for the area of a trapezoid. Then identify all the variables and match up the given values. Now plug the values into the formula. Great, now solve it.

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Concepts
area, formulas, height, measurement, trapezoids, polygons, quadrilaterals
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Additional Tags
trapezoid, base, two bases, height, area, formula, math
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Resource Details
Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
6:54
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Flipped Classroom
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