Question

A student broke this trapezoid into two triangles. She says she has enough information to find the area of it. Is she correct? Explain your answer. A trapezoid is broken into 2 triangles. One triangle has a base of 4 inches and a height of 6 inches. The other triangle has a base of 6 inches and a height of 5 inches.

Answer 1

Answer:7

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Answer 2

Yes. The base and height can be determined for both triangles. Use the formula A = 12

bh to find the area of each, then add them to get the area of the trapezoid. 10 + 15 = 25 in.2. this is a sample response i got from E D G E N U I T Y

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