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Find the area of the trapezoid.A trapezoid with the top base labeled two feet and the bottom base labeled ten feet. The height is labeled four feet.

Find the area of the trapezoid.A trapezoid with the top base labeled two feet and-example-1
User Simianarmy
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To solve this problem, we will use the following formula for the area of a trapezoid:


A=(1)/(2)(B+b)h,

where B and b are the lengths of the bases and h is the height.

Substituting B=10 ft, b=2 ft, and h=4 ft in the above formula, we get:


A=(1)/(2)(2ft+10ft)4\text{ ft.}

Simplifying we get:


A=24ft^2\text{.}

Answer:


24ft^2\text{.}

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