Question

A trapezoid has a base that is 10.2 centimeters long and another base that is 9.8 centimeters long. Its height measures 5 centimeters. What is the area of the trapezoid?

Answer 1

50 cm²

Explanation:

The area of a trapezoid can be figured from the formula

A = (1/2)(b1 +b2)h

Filling in the given numbers and doing the arithmetic, we get ...

A = (1/2)(10.2 +9.8)(5) = 50 . . . . square centimeters

The area is 50 cm².