Question

What is the area, in square feet, of the trapezoid below?8.8 ft4 ft5-3 ft

Answer 1

We are asked to find the area of the trapezoid.

Recall that the area of the trapezoid is given by

`A=(1)/(2)(b_1+b_2)* h`

Where b₁ is the length of base 1 that is 8.8 ft

b₂ is the length of base 2 that is 5.3 ft

h is the height that is 4 ft

Let us substitute the given values into the above formula

`\begin{gathered} A=(1)/(2)(8.8+5.3)*4 \\ A=(1)/(2)(14.1)*4 \\ A=(1)/(2)(56.4)_{} \\ A=28.2ft^2 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the area of the trapezoid is 28.2 ft²