Find the area of a trapezoid with bases of 18 cm and 26 cm and a height of 11 cm?

1 Answer
Dec 1, 2015

Area = 242 cm^2Area=242cm2

Explanation:

The Area of a Trapezoid is represented by the equation:
Area = frac{b_1+b_2}{2}*hArea=b1+b22h

where b_1 =b1= one base
b_2 = b2= the other base
and
h = h= the height

plugging this in will get us:
Area = frac{18+26}{2} * 11Area=18+26211
Area = frac{44}{2}*11Area=44211
Area = 22*11Area=2211
Area = 242 leftarrowArea=242 answer