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Your garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. The width is 2 feet. The parallel bases are 4 feet and 6 feet. What is the area of your garden?

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Answer:

10 square feet

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Your garden is in the shape of a trapezoid. The width is 2 feet. The parallel bases-example-1
User Ashkru
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Given:
Width = 2 ft
Parallel bases: 4 ft and 6 ft.

The area is (1/2)(Sum of the bases) x Width.
Therefore the area is
A = (1/2)*(4 + 6)*2
= (1/2)*10*2
= 10 ft²

Answer: 10 ft²
User Ryskajakub
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