Question

6 cm8 cm11 cmFind the area of the trapezoid.[?] square centimetersHint: The formula for the area of a trapezoid is: (b₁-b¹). hEnter

Answer 1

The area of a trapezoid is expressed as

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

Given the trapezoid below:

where

`\begin{gathered} b_1=6 \\ b_2=11 \\ h=8 \end{gathered}`

By substitution, we have

`\begin{gathered} Area=((6+11))/(2)*8 \\ =(17)/(2)*8 \\ =68\text{ square centimeters} \end{gathered}`

Hence, the area of the trapezoid is

`68\text{ square centimeters}`