Question

The courtyard behind Jennies house is shaped like a trapezoid. The bases measure 8 meters and 11 meters. the height of the trapezoid is 12 meters. what is the area of the courtyard?

Answer 1

Given:

The bases of trapezoid are, a = 8 m, b = 11 m.

The height is, h = 12 m.

The expression for calculating the area of a trapezoid is given by,

$A=\frac{a+b}{2}h$

Substituting the values, we get,

$A=\frac{11+8}{2}\times12=\frac{19}{2}\times12=19\times6=114m^2$

Thus, the area is 114 sq m.