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The area of trapezium is 1586cm² and the distance between sides is 26cm.If one of the parallel sides is 84cm,find the other​

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we know the area is 1586, so

[tex]\stackrel{\textit{area of a trapezoid}}{A=\cfrac{h(a+b)}{2}}\implies 1586=\cfrac{26(84+b)}{2}\implies 1586=13(84+b) \\\\\\ \cfrac{1586}{13}=84+b\implies 122=84+b\implies 38=b[/tex]

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