To find the length of the median of the trapezoid.
Answer to Problem 3MRE
The length of the median of the trapezoid is 16.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:The lengths of the bases of the trapezoid are 12 and 20.
Calculation: The requiredlength of the median of the trapezoid is obtained as,
From given data obtained a figure,
We know that the length of the median is average of the bases length is,
Hence, the length of the median of the trapezoid is 16.
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