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HELP PLEASE What is the area of the regular trapezoid below?

A trapezoid has a base of 10 centimeters, height of 8 centimeters, and top side length of 6 centimeters.
64 Centimeters squared
80 Centimeters squared
240 Centimeters squared
480 Centimeters squared

User Ramdroid
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Answer:

64 Centimeters squared

Explanation:

Formula for the Area of a trapezoid:

A = a+b

----- h

2

a (base) = 6

b (base) = 10

h (height) = 8

6+10 = 16

16/2 = 8

8 times 8 = 64

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