Question

Find the area of the trapezoid.A trapezoid with the top base labeled six meters and the bottom base labeled four meters. The height is labeled six meters.

Answer 1

Given: The dimension of a trapezoid as shown below

`a=6m,b=4m,h=6m`

To Determine: The area of the given trapezoid

Solution

The formula for finding the area of a trapezoid is

`A_{\text{rea}}=(1)/(2)(a+b)h`

Substitute the given into the formula

`\begin{gathered} A_{\text{rea}}=(1)/(2)(4+6)*6 \\ A_{\text{rea}}=(1)/(2)(10)*6=30m^2 \end{gathered}`

Hence, the area of the trapezoid is 30m²