Question

Please Help Finial Test tomorrow Thank you!

Answer 1

522.935 square inches

Explanation:

OPTION 1:

First, the area of the rectangle in the center is 12.6*22.3 (w*l or b*h), or 280.92

Second, the area of the two triangles on the side are right triangles since we made a rectangle in the center, so the area of that is (base2 - base1)*h*1/2, or (34.3-12.6)*22.3*1/2=21.7*22.3*1/2=483.91*1/2=241.955

Therefore, the area is 280.98+241.955 or 522.935 square inches

OPTION 2:

Using the formula to find the area of a trapezoid, you would do ((base1 + base2)/2)*h, or ((12.6+34.3)/2)*22.3 which is 522.935 square inches

Answer 2

The area is 522.935 square inches.

Explanation:

A trapezoid's area is calculated as follows: h(b1+b2)/2

Plugging numbers in gives 34.3+12.6=46.9

so now all that's left is to multiply 22.3 and 46.9, and divide by 2.

This gives 522.935

Hope this helps!