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What is the area of the trapezoid below?

What is the area of the trapezoid below?-example-1
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Answer:

50 in²

Explanation:

→ Find the area of the square

5 × 5 = 25

→ Find the area of the triangle

( 0.5 × 5 × 5 ) = 12.5

→ Double the answer as there is 2 triangles

12.5 × 2 = 25

→ Add the areas together

25 + 25 = 50 in²

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