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The length of the median of the trapezoid is 10 inches. The median divides the trapezoid into two areas whose ratio is 3:5. The length of the shorter base is:
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- statistics
- mean
- geometry
- similarity of triangles
- algebra
- equation
- system of equations
- expression of a variable from the formula
- planimetrics
- area of a shape
- triangle
- trapezoid
- basic functions
- ratio
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