Jorge plans to paint a bedroom wall that is shaped like a trapezoid. The bottom edge of the wall is 22.5 feet long, and the top edge of the wall is 9.5 feet long. If the wall is 8 feet tall, what is the area of the wall.
The area of a trapezoid can be found using the formula: A = (1/2)(b1 + b2)h, where A is the area, b1 and b2 are the lengths of the two bases (the top and bottom edges), and h is the height.
In this case, b1 = 22.5 feet, b2 = 9.5 feet, and h = 8 feet. Plugging these values into the formula, we get:
A = (1/2)(22.5 + 9.5)(8)
A = (1/2)(32)(8)
A = 16*8
A = 128 square feet
The area of the wall is 128 square feet.