Question

On a boat, a cabin's window is in the shape of an isosceles trapezoid, as shown below. What is the area of the window?

Answer 1

well, using simple addition, take and make the bottom 18 inches long

then use this equation:
area=height/2(top+bottom)

so...
the area is 196 units^2

Answer 2

Area of window is 196 inches².

Explanation:

Area of trapezium =
`(1)/(2) * (\text{sum of parallel sides}) * \text{height}` ........(1)

Given an isosceles trapezoid ABCD having base DC and AE and BF are the altitude.

AB = 10 inches, DE= FC = 4 inches , AE = BF = 14 inches ,EF = 10 inches

so, BC = DE + EF + FC = 4 + 10 + 4 = 18 inches

Area of trapezium =
`(1)/(2) * (AB+BC) * {AE}`

Put vlues in above, we get,

Area of trapezium =
`(1)/(2) * (10+18) * 14`

On solving , we get,

Area of trapezium =
`196`

Thus, area of window is 196 inches².