What is the area of a quadrilateral?
It’s a picture of a trapezoid with 10 cm on the bottom and 6cm on top
To find the area of a trapezoid, you can use the formula:
Area = (1/2) * (a + b) * h
Where:
a = length of the bottom base
b = length of the top base
h = height of the trapezoid
Plugging in the given values:
a = 10 cm
b = 6 cm
h = (height not given)
Since the height is not given, we cannot calculate the exact area of the trapezoid.
The height is 6 cm
Great! Now that we have the height, we can calculate the area of the trapezoid using the formula:
Area = (1/2) * (a + b) * h
Plugging in the values:
a = 10 cm
b = 6 cm
h = 6 cm
Area = (1/2) * (10 + 6) * 6
Area = (1/2) * 16 * 6
Area = (1/2) * 96
Area = 48 square cm
Therefore, the area of the trapezoid is 48 square cm.