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What is the area of the figure below if the short base is congruent to the dotted segment?

What is the area of the figure below if the short base is congruent to the dotted-example-1
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Answer:

37.5 in^2

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

To find:

The area of the trapezoid

We'll use the below formula to determine the area(A) of the given trapezoid;


A=\frac{(sum\text{ of parallel sides\rparen}}{2}*h

Length of short base of the trapezoid = 5 in

Length of long base of the trapezoid = 10 in

Height of the trapezoid(h) = length of short base = 5 in

Let's go ahead and substitute the given value into the equation and solve for A;


A=((5+10))/(2)*5=(15)/(2)*5=(75)/(2)=37.5\text{ in}^2

So the area of the figure is 37.5 in^2

What is the area of the figure below if the short base is congruent to the dotted-example-1
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