Question

Alex wants to paint one side of his skateboard ramp with glow-in-the-dark paint, but he needs to know how much area he is painting. Calculate the area of the isosceles trapezoid.

Answer 1

90 ft^2

Explanation:

The formula for the area of an isoceles triangle is (length 1+ length 2)/2 multiplied by the height.

The first length of the trapezoid is 12 ft. The other is 18 ft. The height is 6 ft.

Plugging these into the formula I get: (12+18)/2 times 6

The answer comes to 90 but don't forget units! The final answer is 90 ft^2