Shaya plans to paint a bedroom wall that is shaped like a trapezoid. The bottom edge of the wall is 15.5 feet long, and the top edge of the wall is 15 feet long. If the wall is 8.5 feet tall, what is the area of the wall?

1 Answer
Jun 30, 2018

Area of the trapezoid wall color(magenta)(A_T = 988.125AT=988.125 color(magenta)(ft^2ft2

Explanation:

Area of trapezoid A_T = (1/2) (a + b) * hAT=(12)(a+b)h where a & b are two parallel sides and h the height.

Given : a = 15.5’, b = 15’, h = 8.5’

A_T = (1/2) * 15.5 * 15 * 8.5 = 988.125 ft^2