Q. Question 7Find the area of the trapezoid shown below□
Identify formula: Identify the formula for the area of a trapezoid, which is A=(21)⋅(b1+b2)⋅h, where b1 and b2 are the lengths of the two bases and h is the height.
Plug in values: Plug in the given values for the bases and the height into the formula. Let's assume the bases are 8cm and 12cm, and the height is 5cm. So, A=21×(8+12)×5.
Calculate sum: Calculate the sum of the bases: 8+12=20 cm.
Multiply by height: Multiply the sum of the bases by the height: 20×5=100cm2.
Multiply by 1/2: Multiply by 21 to find the area: (21)×100=50cm2. Oops, wait, that's not right, I multiplied wrong.