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Helppppppppo please-example-1
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Explanation:

the area of a trapezoid is

(a + b)/2 × x

a and b being the 2 bases. and x, as requested, is the height.

A

it does not matter which base is which, as long as we keep using them consistently.

so, let's assume a is the first base :

a = x + 5

and then for the second base

b = 2x - 1

now we use that in the main formula :

(x + 5 + 2x - 1)/2 × x = (3x + 4)/2 × x = (3x² + 4x)/2

A = (3/2)x² + (4/2)x = (3/2)x² + 2x ft²

B

now the height is increased by 4 ft.

that means we need to replace x by x + 4.

(3/2)(x+4)² + 2(x+4) = (3/2)(x² + 8x + 16) + 2x + 8 =

= (3/2)x² + (24/2)x + (48/2) + 2x + 8 =

= (3/2)x² + 12x + 24 + 2x + 8 =

= (3/2)x² + 14x + 32 ft²

with x being the original height, of course.

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