Question

What is the perimeter of a trapezoid whose parallel sides are 7 inches and 10 inches, and the non-parallel sides are 8 inches and 9 inches?

Answer 1

Answer is 34 because you would do 7+10+8+9

Answer 2

34 in

Explanation:

perimeter of a trapezoid = b1 + b2 + l1 +l2

p = 7 + 10 + 8 + 9

p = 17 + 17

p = 34 in