Question

What is the area of a trapezoid with b1=5=b2=7 h=4

Answer 1

The area of a trapezoid is given by:

`A=(b_1+b_2)/(2)h`

Plugging the values given we have:

`\begin{gathered} A=(5+7)/(2)\cdot4 \\ A=(12)/(2)\cdot4 \\ A=6\cdot4 \\ A=24 \end{gathered}`

Therefore the area is 24 square units.