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Find the area of the trapezoid shown below ?

Find the area of the trapezoid shown below ?-example-1
User Eish
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Answer:

B

Explanation:

(4 + 5) x 3 = 27

27 / 2 = 13.5 in2

User Rboy
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Answer:

13.5 in ^2

Explanation:

The area of a trapezoid is given by

A = 1/2 (b1+b2) *h where b1 and b2 are the base length and h is the height

A = 1/2 (4+5) *3

= 1/2 (9) *3

= 1/2 (27)

= 13.5 in ^2

User Jayshil Dave
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