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)
$A = (5)1/8$
$A = 5/8$
$A = 0.625 ft^2$