SOLUTION: What is the formula for the area of a trapezoid?

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Question 3164: What is the formula for the area of a trapezoid?
Found 2 solutions by mel13fdip, cleomenius:
Answer by mel13fdip(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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You subtract like a regular subtraction problem.
4-8=-4
-2-3=-5
You you get an answer of -4-5i

Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The formula for the area of a trapezoid is half the product of the height and the sum of the lengths of the two bases.
You will probably need to create a right triangle to obtain the height of the trapezoid.
A = 1/2 h (base1 + base2)
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