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How Do You Find the Area of a Trapezoid?

Find the area of the trapezoid.

Summary

  1. h represents the height of the trapezoid
  2. b1 and b2 represent the two bases of the trapezoid
  3. The height, or h, is 11.5 feet
  4. The top base, b1, is 10 feet
  5. The bottom base, b2, is 17 feet

Notes

    1. The formula for the area of a trapezoid is A = (1/2)h(b1 + b2)
    2. b1 and b2 are the bases of the trapezoid
    3. h is the height of the trapezoid
    1. h, the height of the trapezoid, is 11.5 ft
    2. b1, one of the bases of the trapezoid, is 10 ft
    3. b2, the other base of the trapezoid, is 17 ft