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What is the area of the trapezoid?

What is the area of the trapezoid?-example-1
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Answer:

54 in²

Explanation:

You want to know the area of a trapezoid with bases 12 in and 6 in, and height 6 in.

Area

The area formula for a trapezoid can be used:

A = 1/2(b1 +b2)h

A = 1/2(12 in +6 in)(6 in) = 1/2(18 in)(6 in) = 54 in²

The area of the trapezoid is 54 square inches.

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