Answer:
14 m^2
Step-by-step explanation:
The method used to find the area of this trapezoid is to put the given numbers into the formula for the area of a trapezoid. That formula is ...
A = (1/2)(b1 +b2)h
where b1 and b2 are the lengths of the parallel bases, and h is the perpendicular distance between them.
The figure shows you that b1 and b2 are 5 m and 2 m (in no particular order) and h is 4 m. Putting these numbers into the formula gives ...
A = (1/2)(5 m + 2m)(4 m) = (1/2)(28 m^2) = 14 m^2
