Question

A park is shaped like a trapezoid. It has a top base of 1.2 miles and a bottom base of 2.4 miles. If the height is 4 miles, what is the area of the trapezoid?

Answer 1

`7.2 mi^2`

Explanation:

A trapezoid is a plane shape and its area is given as;

`A = (1)/(2) (a + b) h`

where a = top base of trapezoid = 1.2 miles

b = bottom base of trapezoid = 2.4 miles

h = height of trapezoid = 4 miles

Hence, the area of the trapezoid shaped park is:

`A = (1)/(2) * (1.2 + 2.4) * 4\\\\A = (1)/(2) * 3.6 * 4\\\\A = 7.2 mi^2`

The area of the trapezoid shaped park is
`7.2 mi^2`.