Question

Find the area of the trapezoid shown.
39√3 sq. units
43.5 sq. units
43.5√3 sq. units

Answer 1

Area of the trapezoid is \[ \frac{1}{2} \times \text{Sum of the parallel sides } \times \text{Height}\]

It is easy to see that the sum of the parallel sides is 10+16+3=29 units,and byusing the properties of right angle triangle we would get height \[ 3\sqrt{3} \space \space \text {units }\],so substituting in the area formula we will get 43.5√3 sq. units