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Tisha is building a wooden drying rack. The top of therack is in the (September 2023 - G01)
Tisha is building a wooden drying rack. The top of therack is in the shape of a trapezoid. The trapezoid’s bases are 24 inches long and 38 inches long, respectively. Tisha will add a brace that joins the midpoints of the trapezoid’s 2 nonparallel sides to support her drying rack, as shown in the figure below.
How many inches long will the brace be?
A. 26
B. 28
C. 31
D. 32
E. 33.5
Solution
Correct answer: C. 31.
The brace will be placed in the middle of the non-parallel sides of the trapezoid, which are the bases of the trapezoid. The bases of the trapezoid measure 24 inches and 38 inches, respectively. To find the length of the brace, we can calculate the average of the base measurements:
Brace length = (24 inches + 38 inches) / 2 = 31 inches
Exam Edition: September 2023 - G01
Exam Year: 2023
Related topics: Geometry, Measurement