Question

you notice that a local supermarket displays its fruit in baskets. the side of the each basket is a trapezoid. in trapezoid frut:

• $overline{tu}=18.2$ inches
• $overline{fr}=36.3$ inches
• $overline{st}=10.9$ inches
• $overline{ru}=14.2$ inches
• $overline{tf}=14.1$ inches

what is the area of trapezoid frut?
use the given information to complete the worksheet.
area formulas:

• parallelogram: $a = lwh$
• square: $a = s^{2}$
• triangle: $a=\frac{1}{2}bh$
• trapezoid: $a=\frac{1}{2}h(b_1 + b_2)$

Explanation:

Step1: Identificar valores

Sea $b_1 = 36.3$ pulgadas, $b_2 = 18.2$ pulgadas y $h = 10.9$ pulgadas.

Step2: Aplicar fórmula del área del trapecio

$A=\frac{1}{2}h(b_1 + b_2)=\frac{1}{2}\times10.9\times(36.3 + 18.2)$
$=\frac{1}{2}\times10.9\times54.5$
$= 5.45\times54.5$
$= 297.025$

Answer:

$297.025$ square inches