Answer:
AREA OF A TRAPEZOID
Find the area of the trapezoid shown and labeled with corresponding sizes in the picture.
The formula for finding the area of a trapezoid is as follows:
\boxed{\rm Area = \dfrac{a+b}{2} \times h}Area=2a+b×h
where:
a stands for the long base
b stands for the short base; and
h stands for the height.
Now, we gonna substitute them to their corresponding values.
We have:
24 inches for the long base;
8 inches for the short base; and
5 inches for the height.
After substituting them, we will next evaluate them by the indicated operation.
Solution:
\begin{gathered}\begin{aligned}A & = \dfrac{24+8}{2} \times 5\\& = \dfrac{32}{2} \times 5\\& = 16 \times 5\\& = \boxed{80 \: sq. \: inch.}\end{aligned}\end{gathered}A=224+8×5=232×5=16×5=80sq.inch.
