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What is the area of this trapezoid?

*Please explain how you got the answer or how to find the area of trapezoids like this for 30 points*

What is the area of this trapezoid? *Please explain how you got the answer or how-example-1
User Hilton
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Area of rectangle in the middle = 12 * 9 = 108
Area of left triangle = .5 * 2 * 9 = 9
Area of right side triangle = .5 * 5 * 9 = 22.5

Total area = 108 + 9 + 22.5 = 139.5 square inches



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