Question

Daniel cut the trapezoid and arranged the pieces to form a rectangle. What is the length of the rectangle Daniel formed if it is equal to the averge of the base lengths of the trapezoid?

Answer 1

The average of the base length of the trapezoid is given to be

$\begin{gathered} \text{Average }=\frac{10in+6in}{2} \\ \text{Average }=\frac{16in}{2} \\ \text{Average }=8in \end{gathered}$

Since the length of the rectangle, Daniel formed is equal to the average of the base lengths of the trapezoid

Hence,

The length of the rectangle = 8 in