Question

Find the area of the trapezoid. leave your answer in the simplest radical form.
A. 77.2 in squared
B. 80 in squared
C. 75 in squared
D. 70 in squared

Answer 1

D. 70 in squared

The formula for a trapezoid's area is
$\frac{bottom \: base \: + \: top \: base}{2} \times height$

You can plug in the numbers to get:
$\frac{12 \: + \: 8}{2} \times 7$

10 × 7 = 70

Answer 2

Answer is D. 70 in squared