The trapezoid in the figure has equal nonparallel sides. the upper base is 6, the lower base is 16, and the diagonal is 12. what is the altitude of the trapezoid? a. 7.9 b. 4.8 c. 5.7 d. 8.4

An is a number that is written without a component. it is a number that is either or . an exponent is a or a number that another number is being to. the number that is being raised to a is called the . the or power tells you how many times to the base by . if an exponent is fractional then ask yourself the question: what when multiplied by itself a certain number of times will equal the number?