The answer for that will be:
length of second base = 11 units
Here's how it was generated:
You have to assume first that the second base is x
This is how the mid-segment in a trapezoid is calculated:
mid-segment = (first base + second base) / 2
Let:
mid-segment = 19
first base =27
second base = x
Substitute and solve for x:
mid-segment = (first base + second base) / 2
19 = (27 + x) / 2
19 * 2 = 27 + x
38 =27 + x
Transpose the variable to the right and the constants to the left. Take note of changing signs:
x = 38 - 27
x = 11 units
