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OpenStudy (anonymous):

If you can get the answer right ill give you a medal!!! (Explane how.) PLEASE KEEP YOUR ANSWER AND EXPLANATIONS IN THE SAME POST!!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no medals for me

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Your right :D

OpenStudy (amistre64):

traps are the same concept for rectangles; but you average the bases first

OpenStudy (anonymous):

*gives a cookie instead*

OpenStudy (amistre64):

h(b1+b2)/2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

PLEASE KEEP YOUR ANSWER AND EXPLANATIONS IN THE SAME BLOCK!!!

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

this is the formula for the area of a trabezoid (h/2)* (a + b) where h = altitude and a and b are lengths of the 2 parallel sides

OpenStudy (amistre64):

i tend to spread my replies out to encourage asker participation as opposed to a static reply

OpenStudy (amistre64):

that, and my thought process seems to be a bit sporadic :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hm.. welll i dont want to get confused and give the medal to the wrong person.

OpenStudy (amistre64):

medals are useless, give it to someone else ....... please

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sure thing.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

By all means take your time :)

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

to solve the problem plug in the values of a, b and h into the formula i wrote

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No hints!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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