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geometry junior

Problem

Three congruent isosceles triangles , and have and . These triangles are arranged to form trapezoid , as shown. Point is on side so that is perpendicular to .

problem


What is the area of trapezoid ?
Solution
Since is isosceles with and is perpendicular to , then is the midpoint of , so . By the Pythagorean Theorem, .

Since is a trapezoid with height of length 8 ( is the height of ) and parallel sides ( and ) of length and , then its area is
Final answer
144