What is the area of this trapezoid?

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asked May 11, 2022 12.2k views

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Bearzyj · Answer 1 · 2022-05-12T15:15:08+0000

Answer:

30 units²

Explanation:

this ones kinda tricky but basically you need to dilate it all by 2 (to make the figure twice as big)

technically, it would be 7.5 units bc but bc of the dilation it'd be 30

Alecu · Answer 2 · 2022-05-15T07:48:07+0000

Answer:

$7.5\:\text{square units}$

Explanation:

The area of a trapezoid is given by the average of the bases multiplied by the height.

What we're given:

The average of the bases 1 and 4 is equal to
(4+1)/(2)=(5)/(2)=2.5

Therefore, the area of the trapezoid is
$2.5\cdot 3=\boxed{7.5\:\text{square units}}$