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I need help with finding the area and the perimeter for a trapezoid thank you

I need help with finding the area and the perimeter for a trapezoid thank you-example-1

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From the figure given in the question, we are asked to find the area and perimeter.

(a) Area:

Since the figure is a trapezoid, the formula for the area of a trapezoid is:

Area = (a + b)h

2

Where:

a = 2

b = 5

h = 4

Area = (2 + 5)4

2

Area = 7/2 * 4

Area = 3.5 * 4

Area = 14 cm²

(b) Perimeter:

To get the perimeter, we will have to add all the side length.

But we will have to find the missin side length first.

Using pythagoras:

a² + b² = c²

Where:

a = 4

b = 3

c² = 4² + 3²

c² = 16 + 9

c² = 25

Taking square of both sides:

c = √25

c = 5

Since we have gotten the missing side length as 5cm, we can now add all the given side length to get the perimeter.

Perimeter = 4 + 2 + 5 + 5

Perimeter = 16 cm

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