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What is the area of this figure?

A.49.5 in²
B.66.5 in²
C.84 in²
D.91 in²

What is the area of this figure? A.49.5 in² B.66.5 in² C.84 in² D.91 in²-example-1
User VVP
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The answer should be 91
User Sanjay Mistry
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The area of a trapezoid with base lengths 7 in and 19 in is given by
A = (1/2)(b1 + b2)h
A = (1/2)(7 +19)·7 = 91

The appropriate choice is
D. 91 in²


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It can also be figured by adding the area of the 7 in square (49 in²) to the area of the 7×12 in right triangle (42 in²).
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