document.write( "Question 174656: A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides called the
\n" ); document.write( "bases of the trapezoid. The formula for the area of a trapezoid is A=
\n" ); document.write( "h/2(b^1+b^2) where h represents the measure of the altitude to the bases, and
\n" ); document.write( "b^1 and b^2 represent the measures of the bases. Find the area of a trapezoid if
\n" ); document.write( "h= 5.25 cm, b^1 = 12.75 cm, and b^2 = 9.50 cm. Express your answer to the number
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$\"A=h%28b%5B1%5D%2Bb%5B2%5D%29%2F2\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=5.25%2812.75%2B9.5%29%2F2\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=5.25%2822.25%29%2F2\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=58.41%28cm%29%5E2\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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