Question

This trapezoid is made up of 3 congruent isosceles triangles. Find the exact area of the trapezoid. It will be helpful to ask yourself how the Pythagorean Theorem can be used to your advantage.

Answer 1

you need to find the height of the trapezoid



when you know h then us eht formula

\[A = \frac{1}{2}\times height(h) \times (a + b)\]

a and b are the lengths of the parallel sides, 24 and 12

hope this helps

Answer 2

Thanks!