Question

/im running out of points oh no!/A doghouse is to be built in the shape of a right trapezoid, as shown below. What is the area of the doghouse?

Answer 1

the equation is
.5height(top+bottom)
so...
2.5*13= 32.5 units squared

Answer 2

The area of the doghouse is
`32.5\ ft^(2)`

Explanation:

we know that

The area of trapezoid is equal to

`A=(1)/(2)(b1+b2)h`

where

b1,b2 are the parallel bases of trapezoid

h is the height of trapezoid

in this problem we have

`b1=5\ ft`

`b2=5+3=8\ ft`

`h=5\ ft`

substitute

`A=(1)/(2)(5+8)5=32.5\ ft^(2)`