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What is the total area, in square inches, of the shaded sections of the trapezoid below?

What is the total area, in square inches, of the shaded sections of the trapezoid-example-1
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Answer:

64.5 square inches

Explanation:

The area of each of the two triangles can be found from the formula ...

A = (1/2)bh

left triangle

A = (1/2)(9.8 in)(8.6 in) = 42.14 in²

right triangle

A = (1/2)(5.2 in)(8.6 in) = 22.36 in²

Total shaded area is the sum of the areas of the two triangles:

(42.14 +22.36) in² = 64.5 in²

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