The area of the trapezoid shown below is equal to 270 square units. Find its perimeter and round your answer to the nearest unit.
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The area of the trapezoid shown below is equal to 270 square units. Find its perimeter and round your answer to the nearest unit.
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[tex]Let\: h \:be \:the \:height\: of \:the \:trapezoid. [/tex]
[tex]area \: = \frac{1}{2} × h × (10 + 10 + 3 + 4) = 270 [/tex]
[tex] h \:= \:20 : solve \:for \:h [/tex]
[tex]{20}^{2}+ {3}^{2} = {L}^{2}: \:Pythagora’s \:theorem \:applied \:to \:the \:right \:triangle \:on \:the\: left [/tex]
[tex]L\: = \: sqrt(409) [/tex]
[tex]{20}^{2}+ {4}^{2}= {R}^{2}: \: Pythagora's \:theorem \:applied\: to\:the \:right \:triangle\: on \:the \:right[/tex]
[tex]R \: = \:sqrt(416) [/tex]
[tex]perimeter \:= \:sqrt(409) + 10 + sqrt(416) + 17 = 27 + sqrt(409) + sqrt(416)[/tex]