A student broke this trapezoid into two triangles. She says she has enough information to find the area of it. Is she correct?

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Spacether · Answer 1 · 2021-11-28T17:36:19+0000

Answer:

Sample response: Yes. The base and height can be determined for both triangles. Use the formula A = 1

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bh to find the area of each, then add them to get the area of the trapezoid. 10 + 15 = 25 in.2.

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