To calculate the formula of a trapezoid for finding its area.
Answer to Problem 1E
Area of Trapezoid:
Explanation of Solution
Given Information: Trapezoid.
Calculation:
The area of a trapezoid is basically the average width times the altitude, or as a formula:
Area of Trapezoid:
where
b1, b2 are the lengths of each base
h is the altitude (height)
Recall that the bases are the two parallel sides of the trapezoid. The altitude (or height) of a trapezoid is the perpendicular distance between the two bases.
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