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Find the area of this trapezoid. Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer6 yd9 yd15 yd18 yd

Find the area of this trapezoid. Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer-example-1
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The area formula of a trapezoid is


A=(h)/(2)(b_1+b_2)

where b1 = 6 yd, b2 = 18 yd and h = 9 yd

Using the formula above :


\begin{gathered} A=(9)/(2)(6+18) \\ A=108 \end{gathered}

The answer is 108 yd^2

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