Question

How dpyou find the area of a trapizoid

Answer 1

add the parallel sides and divide by 2

then multiply it by the perpendicular side so

Explanation:

A=side one+side two x2

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Answer 2

It usually works to use the formula for the area of a trapezoid.
A = (1/2)×(b₁ +b₂)×h
where b₁ and b₂ are the lengths of the parallel bases, and h is the height (the perpendicular distance between the bases)

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This is one of several area formulas it pays to memorize.