The height of the trapezoid is 48 ft, bases are and 50 ft and area is 1800
.
Area of a trapezoid is
(Substitute 48 for
, 50 for
and 1800 for A)
(Divide:
)
(Divide each side by 24)
(Cancel common terms)
(Divide:
)
(Subtract 50 from each side)
(Apply additive inverse property:
)
(Apply additive identity property:
)
(Subtract:
)
The base of the trapezoid is
.