SOLUTION: Find the area of a trapezoid whose vertices have coordinates ( -2,1), (2,1), (5,-3), and (-5,-3).
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Prentice Hall Mathematics Algebra I
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Find the area of a trapezoid whose vertices have coordinates
( -2,1), (2,1), (5,-3), and (-5,-3).
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Prentice Hall Mathematics Algebra I
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UPPER BASEX=(2+2)=4
LOWER BASE X=(5+5)=10
HEIGHT=(1+3)=4
AREA=(BASE UPPER+BASE LOWER)/2*HEIGHT
AREA=(4+10)/2*4
AREA=14/2*4
AREA=784=28 ANSWER FOR THE AREA.