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1) Find the area of this trapezoid?

2) Find the area of the figure below, round your answer to the nearest tenth ?

1) Find the area of this trapezoid? 2) Find the area of the figure below, round your-example-1
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Explanation:

1)

imagine the trapezoid standing upright (90°) turned.

then the top and bottom lines are parallel, and the 15 side is with its double right angles the height of the trapezoid.

in general, the area of such a trapezoid is

(top + bottom)/2 × height

in our case that is

(3 + 4)/2 × 15 = 7/2 × 15 = 3.5 × 15 = 52.5 units²

2)

this is basically the sum of the lower rectangle and the upper trapezoid.

the area of the lower rectangle is

58×15 = 870 mm²

the area of the upper trapezoid is (the same formula as before)

(47 + 58)/2 × (21 - 15) = 105/2 × 6 = 52.5 × 6 = 315 mm²

so, the total area is

870 + 315 = 1,185 mm² = 1,185.0 mm²

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