What is the area of a trapezoid where one base is 6 cm, the second base is 4 cm, and the height is 8 cm?
Areatrapezoid = (average of bases) • height
(6 + 4) cm
A = ––––––––– • 8 cm
2
A = 5 cm • 8 cm
A = 40 cm2
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