Question

A piece of cloth was cut in the shape of a trapezoid. The two bases measured 32 cm and 24 respectively with the height of 50 cm. What might be its area?A.212cm²B.818cm²C.1,400cm²D.2,800cm²

Answer 1

`C)1,400cm^2`

1) The area of a trapezoid can be calculated by using this formula:

`A=((B+b)h)/(2)`

2) So now, let's plug into the formula the given data. Notice that B refers to the largest base as well as b to the smallest one.

`\begin{gathered} A=((32+24)50)/(2) \\ A=((56)50)/(2) \\ A=(2800)/(2) \\ A=1400\:cm^2 \end{gathered}`

Note that area measurements require squared units.