Question

The height of a trapezoid is 2 feet. One of the bases is three times the height, and the other base is four times the height. Find the area of the trapezoid?

Answer 1

H = 2 ft.
B1 = 6 ft.
B2 = 8 ft.

Area = [(B1 + B2) / 2] * H
[(6 + 8) / 2] * 2
Can be simplified as 6 + 8, since * 2 will cancel out / 2

14 sq. ft.