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Find the area of a trapezoid if the altitude is 6 inches and the median is 8 inches. (Hint: Recall that the median of a trapezoid is equal to half the sum of the bases.)

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Answer:

48 sq. in.

Explanation:

Formula for finding trapezoid area: A = 1/2(h)(b1 + b2)

They said the median of a trapezoid is equal to half the sum of the bases, so multiply the median by 2 to get the sum of the bases.

Sum of the bases = 8(2) = 16

Now plug what you have into the equation to find the area: A = 1/2(6)(16)

Simplify to get: 48

Hope this helps!

User Oniel
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It is the same as the area of a rectangle with those dimensions:
.. Area = (6 in)*(8 in) = 48 in^2
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