Question

What is the area of the trapezoid?

A. 25 cm^2
B. 26 cm^2
C. 32 cm^2
D. 35 cm^2
E. 44 cm^2

Answer 1

Check the picture below.

`\textit{area of a trapezoid}\\\\ A=\cfrac{h(a+b)}{2}~~ \begin{cases} h~~=height\\ a,b=\stackrel{parallel~sides}{bases~\hfill }\\[-0.5em] \hrulefill\\ a=5\\ b=11\\ h=4 \end{cases} \implies A=\cfrac{4(5+11)}{2}\implies A=32~cm^2`