Question

Find the area of the trapezoid. leave your answer in the simplest radical form.

A. 77.2 in squared
B. 80 in squared
C. 75 in squared
D. 70 in squared

Answer 1

Answer is D. 70 in squared

Answer 2

D. 70 in squared

The formula for a trapezoid's area is

`(bottom \: base \: + \: top \: base)/(2) * height`

You can plug in the numbers to get:

`(12 \: + \: 8)/(2) * 7`

10 × 7 = 70