Question

what is the area of a trapezoid with b1=5=b2=7 h=4

Answer 1

The area of a trapezoid is given by:

$A=\frac{b_1+b_2}{2}h$

Plugging the values given we have:

$\begin{gathered} A=\frac{5+7}{2}\cdot4 \\ A=\frac{12}{2}\cdot4 \\ A=6\cdot4 \\ A=24 \end{gathered}$

Therefore the area is 24 square units.