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The area in question is identified as a trapezoid, with a height of 5 units and a known base of 2 units. Using the trapezoid area formula, the unknown base \(B\) is calculated to be 5 units. This leads to the identification of the points (5,5) and (0,2) on the line. The slope of the line is determined to be 3/5, resulting in the equation of the line as \(y=\frac{3}{5}x+2\).
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What type of plane figure is the given area?
 
MarkFL said:
What type of plane figure is the given area?

It does not specify
 
Yazan975 said:
It does not specify

We can see that it is a trapezoid. A formula for the area \(A\) of a trapezoid is:

$$A=\frac{h}{2}(B+b)$$

where:

$$h$$ is the height (we see is is 5 units)

$$B$$ is the "big base" (this is unknown)

$$b$$ is the "little base" (we see this is 2 units)

So, plugging everything we know into the area formula, we obtain:

$$\frac{35}{2}=\frac{5}{2}(B+2)$$

Solve this for \(B\)...what do you get?
 
MarkFL said:
We can see that it is a trapezoid. A formula for the area \(A\) of a trapezoid is:

$$A=\frac{h}{2}(B+b)$$

where:

$$h$$ is the height (we see is is 5 units)

$$B$$ is the "big base" (this is unknown)

$$b$$ is the "little base" (we see this is 2 units)

So, plugging everything we know into the area formula, we obtain:

$$\frac{35}{2}=\frac{5}{2}(B+2)$$

Solve this for \(B\)...what do you get?

Thanks! Big help. I got the answer
 
Yazan975 said:
Thanks! Big help. I got the answer

For the benefit of others who may read this thread, I will complete the problem. This will make the thread more useful (hint hint).

I posted:

$$\frac{35}{2}=\frac{5}{2}(B+2)$$

Multiply through by \(\dfrac{2}{5}\):

$$7=B+2$$

Subtract through by 2 and arrange as:

$$B=5$$

From this, we may conclude that the point \((5,5)\) is on the line, and we also know \((0,2)\) is on the line (the \(y\)-intercept), and so the slope \(m\) of the line is:

$$m=\frac{5-2}{5-0}=\frac{3}{5}$$

Armed with the slope and intercept, we may give the equation of the line as:

$$y=\frac{3}{5}x+2$$
 
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