Question

The sum of the lengths of the bases of a trapezoid is 6.4 meters. The trapezoid’s height is 4 meters. How many square meters is the area of the trapezoid?

Answer 1

In general, the area of a trapezoid is given by the formula below

$A=\frac{1}{2}(a+b)\cdot h$

Where a+b is the sum of its bases and h is its height.

Therefore, in our case,

$\begin{gathered} \Rightarrow A=\frac{1}{2}(6.4)\cdot4 \\ \Rightarrow A=12.8 \end{gathered}$

The answer is 12.8 m^2