Question

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Find the area

Answer 1

The area is 21 m^2

Given: h = 5 m; b₁ = 1.7 m; b₂ = 6.7m
The formula for the area of trapezoid is A = 1/2h(b₁+b₂)
Where: h = height; b = base

A = 1/2 h (b₁+b₂)
= 1/2 (5)(1.7+6.7)
= 1/2 (5)(8.4)
= 1/2 (42)
= 42/2
= 21 m^2