Question

Are the only bases that I need to use 2 and 4 along with the height 2.5 and I just ignore the 3?

Answer 1

`7.5\ units^2`

Explanation:

The formula to find the area of a trapezoid is the following,

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

Where (
`h`) represents the heights of the trapezoid, (
`b_1`) and (
`b_2`) represent the bases of the trapezoid, or rather the two parallel sides of the trapezoid.

One is given all of these values in the picture,

`h = 2.5\\\\b_1 = 2\\\\b_2 = 4`

Substitute these values into the formula and solve for the area of the trapezoid,

`A=(2.5)(((2)+(4))/(2))`

Simplify,

`=(2.5)((6)/(2))\\=(2.5)(3)\\=7.5`