A trapezoid has a height of 6 cm and bases of 8 and 10 cm. What is the area of the trapezoid?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-06T18:46:12

#"54 cm"^2#

For a trapezoid:

#"area" = ("short side " + " long side")/2 * "length" ("or height")#

So

#"area" = (("8 cm"+ "10 cm")/2)*"6 cm"#

#= "9 cm" * "6 cm"#

#= "54 cm"^2#

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