What is the area of a trapezoid with bases 2 ft and 3 ft and height 1/4 ft?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-20T12:08:31

The areas is #0.625 ft^2#

The formula for the area of a trapezoid is found in the picture below:

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The question gave us the values of the bases (#a# and #b#), and the height (#h#). Let's plug those into the equation:

#A = 1/2(a+b)h#
#A = 1/2(2+3)1/4#
#A = 1/2(5)1/4# (now multiply the two fractions)
#A = (5)1/8#
#A = 5/8#
#A = 0.625 ft^2#