A trapezoid has a base of 5cm, a height of 4cm. What is the area?
Answer:
area = 16 cm²
Step-by-step explanation:
area of rectangle = 3x4 = 12
area of triangle = 2x4x0.5 = 4
12 + 4 = 16 cm²
another way is :
1/2(b1+b2)(h) = area
1/2(3+5)(4) = 16 cm²