Question

Bases 5 in and 8 in, height 4 inches

Answer 1

The formula of the area of a trapezoid is

`A=((B+b)\cdot h)/(2)`

where

B and b are the bases and the height is h

in our case we have

B= 8in

b=5 in

h=4 in

we substitute the values in the formula

`A=((8+5)\cdot4)/(2)=26in^2`