The larger base of the trapezoid is 64 cm and the middle line is 36 cm. Find the smaller base of the trapezoid.

Since the middle line of the trapezoid is 36 cm, and the larger base is 64, then:

a + b = 2m;

a = 2m – b;

a = 36 2 – 64 = 72 – 64 = 8 cm.

Answer: the smaller base of the trapezoid is 8 cm.



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