Question

(05.02)A doghouse is to be built in the shape of a right trapezoid, as shown below. HELPPPP What is the area of the doghouse?

32.5 square feet
40 square feet
187.5 square feet
375 square feet

Answer 1

96 square feet.

Explanation:

The area of quadrilateral ABCD is given by:

Area=bh

Where b=8 units is the base of the quadrilateral and h=12 units is the height.

We substitute the values to obtain:

Area=8*12=96.

Or

The area of a trapezoid is

`Area= (1)/(2) (sum \: of \: base) * height`

`Area= (1)/(2)(8 + 8) * 12 = 96`

The area of the dog house is 96 square feet