+750 The area of a trapezoid is $80$. The length of one base is $16$ units greater than the other base, and one base of the trapezoid is $12$. Find the length of the median of the trapezoid.
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The area of a trapezoid is $80$. The length of one base is $16$ units greater than the other base, and one base of the trapezoid is $12$. Find the length of the median of the trapezoid.
M = [ (12) + (12 + 16) ] / 2
M = 40/2
M = 20
The median of a trapezoid is the average of its two bases.
In this particular problem, the trapezoid's area is irrelevant.
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