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What is the area of the shape below?

What is the area of the shape below?-example-1

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Answer:

A = 192 units²

Explanation:

the figure is a trapezium.

the area (A) of a trapezium is calculated as

A =
(1)/(2) h (b₁ + b₂ )

where h is the height between the bases and b₁, b₂ are the bases

here h = 12 , b₁ = 12 , b₂ = 20 , then

A =
(1)/(2) × 12 × (12 + 20) = 6 × 32 = 192 units²

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