An isosceles trapezoid has bases of lengths 6 and 8 and a height of 16. Find the area of the trapezoid. What is the area?

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Qinglong Diep
May 14, 2018

The area of the trapezoid is 112 inches square.

Explanation:

So let write down the area formula of a trapezoid.

A = #1/2#h(#b_1 + b_2#)

So, let plug the number in.

A = #1/2#16(6 + 8)
A = #1/2#16 (14) - Add the numbers inside the parentheses
A = #1/2#224 - Multiply 16 and 14
A = 112 inches square - Multiply 224 by #1/2#

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