Question

Find the area of the following trapezoid. The top base is 18 inches, and the bottom base is 22 inches. The height of the trapezoid is 8.5 inches. Explain or show how you got your answer.

Answer 1

Hello!

To find the base of a trapezoid you use this equation


`(a+b)/(2) h`
Where "a" is base 1, "b" is base 2 and "h" is height

Then you input the numbers


`(18+22)/(2) *8.5`

22 + 18 is 40

40 divided by 2 is 20

and 20 times 8.5 is 170 which is the answer

Hope this helps!