What is the Formula for the Area of a Trapezoid?

What is the Formula for the Area of a Trapezoid?

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Trying to figure out the formula for the area of a trapezoid? You could start by creating a parallelogram out of two trapezoids. Then, use the formula for the area of a parallelogram to figure out the formula for the area of one trapezoid. This tutorial shows you how!

Keywords:

  • half of a parallelogram
  • trapezoid
  • area
  • formula
  • base 1
  • base 2
  • height

Further Exploration

  • Determine the area of composite two-dimensional figures comprised of a combination of triangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, kites, regular polygons, or sectors of circles to solve problems using appropriate units of measure

      • How Do You Find the Area of a Trapezoid?How Do You Find the Area of a Trapezoid?

      How Do You Find the Area of a Trapezoid?

      Want to find the area of a trapezoid? If you have the length of each base and the height, you can use them to find the area. In this tutorial, you'll see how to identify those values and plug them into the formula for the area of a trapezoid. Then see how to simplify to get your answer!