Question

The face of a lamp shade is shaped like a trapezoid. The dimensions of the face are shown in the diagram.

Which equation can be used to find A , the area of the face of the lamp shade in square inches?

Answer 1

Mmmhm yes definitely

Answer 2

Can be used to find the area of the face of the lamp shade in square inches

Explanation:

We know that the area of the Trapezoid is

Area

where

a and b are the parallel sides

h is the height

Substituting the values from the figure