Shown below is an isosceles trapezoid.
Calculate its perimeter using x and/or y.
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Shown below is an isosceles trapezoid.
Calculate its perimeter using x and/or y.
The perimeter of an isosceles trapezoid is found by summing the lengths of its four sides. In this problem:
Using the formula for the perimeter of a trapezoid, we add up all these side lengths:
Simplifying this expression:
Thus, the perimeter of the trapezoid in this context is expressed entirely using variable , giving:
The correct perimeter is .
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Given the trapezoid:
What is the area?
Looking at the diagram, we need to check if there's a special relationship between the variables. In this isosceles trapezoid, the equal sides and given measurements suggest a constraint that eliminates one variable from the final answer.
In an isosceles trapezoid, the two non-parallel sides (the slanted sides) are always equal. The parallel sides (bases) can have different lengths.
That would be the algebraic sum of all sides, but check the answer choices! If only single-variable answers are given, there might be additional constraints or relationships between X and Y that you need to identify.
You can only combine like terms (same variable and power). So X + 3X = 4X, and 2Y + 4Y = 6Y, but you cannot simplify X + Y any further unless there's a special relationship.
The problem likely has an unstated constraint or the diagram provides information that relates X and Y. For an isosceles trapezoid with these specific measurements, there must be a relationship that allows the answer to be expressed using only X.
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