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Find the area of the trapezoid.

Find the area of the trapezoid.-example-1

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Answer:

88 m^2

Explanation:

The width of this horizontal trapezoid is 8 m. The two leg lengths are 9 and 13 m.

Thus, the average length of this trapezoid is (9 + 13) / 2 m, or 11 m.

Then the area of the trapezoid is A = (ave. length of legs) (width of trapezoid), or

A = (11 m)(8 m) = 88 m^2

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