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What is the area of a trapezoid with b1=5=b2=7 h=4

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The area of a trapezoid is given by:


A=(b_1+b_2)/(2)h

Plugging the values given we have:


\begin{gathered} A=(5+7)/(2)\cdot4 \\ A=(12)/(2)\cdot4 \\ A=6\cdot4 \\ A=24 \end{gathered}

Therefore the area is 24 square units.

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