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A trapezoid has a height of 6 cm and bases of 8 and 10 cm. What is the area of the trapezoid?

Answer 1

Evelyn Arboleda

#"54 cm"^2#

For a trapezoid:

#"area" = ("short side " + " long side")/2 * "length" ("or height")#

#"area" = (("8 cm"+ "10 cm")/2)*"6 cm"#

#= "9 cm" * "6 cm"#

#= "54 cm"^2#

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Answer 2

James Atkins

The area of a trapezoid can be calculated using the formula:

[ \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times (\text{base}_1 + \text{base}_2) \times \text{height} ]

Given the trapezoid has bases of 8 cm and 10 cm, and a height of 6 cm:

[ \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times (8 + 10) \times 6 = \frac{1}{2} \times 18 \times 6 = 9 \times 6 = 54 , \text{cm}^2 ]

So, the area of the trapezoid is (54 , \text{cm}^2).

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