Question

A trapezoid has legs that are 13 cm and 15 cm long. The parallel sides are 11 cm and 25 cm long. The distance between the bases is 12 cm. What is the area of the trapezoid?

Answer 1

The formula for the area of trapezoid is

`A=(1)/(2)*\sum ^(\square)_{}\text{parallel sides }* base\text{ height.}`

The area of trapezoid is

`A=(1)/(2)*(11+25)*12=6*36=216cm^2`