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Example Questions
Example Question #261 : Plane Geometry
Find the perimeter of the trapezoid:
The perimeter of any shape is equal to the sum of the lengths of its sides:
Example Question #203 : Geometry
Find the perimeter of the given trapezoid if
In order to find the perimeter, we must find the sum of the outer edges:
Notice that we didn't use height in our calculation.
Example Question #201 : Geometry
Find the perimeter of the given trapezoid if
In order to find the perimeter, find the sum of the outer edges:
Notice that we didn't use height in our calculation.
Example Question #123 : Quadrilaterals
The above diagram depicts a rectangle with isosceles triangle . is the midpoint of . What is the ratio of the area of the orange trapezoid to that of the white triangle?
More information is needed to answer this question.
We can simplify this problem by supposing that the length of one leg of a triangle is 2. Then the other leg is 2, and the area of the triangle is
Since is the midpoint of , . Also, since opposite sides of a rectangle are congruent,
.
This makes the trapezoid one with height 2 and bases 2 and 4, so
The ratio of the area of the trapezoid to that of the triangle is 6 to 2, which simplifies to 3 to 1.
Example Question #124 : Quadrilaterals
Find the area of the trapezoid above.
Note: Image not drawn to scale.
The area of a trapezoid is equal to the average of the length of the two bases multiplied by the height.
The formula to find the area of a trapezoid is:
In this problem, the lengths of the bases are and Their average is . The height of the trapezoid is
Remember: the answer to the problem should have units in cm2 .
Example Question #125 : Quadrilaterals
Find the area of a trapezoid with a height of and base lengths of and , respectively.
The area of a trapezoid is equal to the average of its two bases ( and ) multiplied by its height . Therefore:
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Area Of A Trapezoid
Find the area of a trapezoid with a height of and base lengths of and , respectively.
The area of a trapezoid is equal to the average of its two bases ( and ) multiplied by its height . Therefore:
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Area Of A Trapezoid
What is the area of the above trapezoid?
To find the area of a trapezoid, multiply one half (or 0.5, since we are working with decimals) by the sum of the lengths of its bases (the parallel sides) by its height (the perpendicular distance between the bases). This quantity is
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Area Of A Trapezoid
Find the area of the trapezoid:
The area of a trapezoid can be determined using the equation .
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Area Of A Trapezoid
What is the area of the trapezoid?
To find the area of a trapezoid, multiply the sum of the bases (the parallel sides) by the height (the perpendicular distance between the bases), and then divide by 2.
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