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What is the area of the trapezoid?

What is the area of the trapezoid?-example-1

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24 sq units is the answer.

User Etan Reisner
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Hello!

To find the area of a trapezoid you use the equation


(a + b)/(2) * h

a is base 1
b is base 2
h is height

Put in the values you know


(4 + 8)/(2) *4

Add


(12)/(2) *4

Divide

6 * 4

Multiply

24

The answer is 24 square units

Hope this helps!
User Ado
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