A trapezoid has a height of 6 cm and bases of 8 and 10 cm. What is the area of the trapezoid? Geometry Quadrilaterals Quadrilaterals 1 Answer Faisal · Stefan V. Apr 6, 2018 #"54 cm"^2# Explanation: For a trapezoid: #"area" = ("short side " + " long side")/2 * "length" ("or height")# So #"area" = (("8 cm"+ "10 cm")/2)*"6 cm"# #= "9 cm" * "6 cm"# #= "54 cm"^2# Hope it helps! Answer link Related questions In a quadrilateral ABCD ,which is not a trapezium.It is known that <DAB=<ABC=60 DEGREE.moreover... A square‘s sides are tripled producing an area of 81 square feet. What is the ratio of the area... Is a rhombus always a trapezoid? In an isosceles trapezoid ABCD, AB=CD=5. The top base = 8 and the bottom base = 14. What is the... In an isosceles trapezoid ABCD, AB=CD=5. The top base = 8 and the bottom base = 14. What is the... What is a trapezoid? Which is always a rhombus? Parallelogram, Trapezoid, Rectangle, or Square? Why is a trapezoid a quadrilateral, but a quadrilateral is not always a trapezoid? What is the difference between a trapezoid and a rhombus? How do you prove this theorem on trapezoids and its median? The median (or mid-segment) of a... See all questions in Quadrilaterals Impact of this question 5380 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License