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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:

A = 70 mm²

Explanation:

The area (A) of a trapezoid is calculated as

A =
(1)/(2) h (b₁ + b₂)

where h is the perpendicular height and b₁, b₂ the parallel bases

Here h = 10, b₁ = 10, b₂ = 4 , then

A =
(1)/(2) × 10 × (10 + 4) = 5 × 14 = 70 mm²

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