Question

what is the area of a trapezoid if the numbers are
5,8,11,4

Answer 1

@ayubie

Answer 2

Awesome that helps. So the area for a trapezoid uses the equation:
[A = \frac{ a+b }{ 2 }h\]
a and b are the bases, in this case 8 and 11. The order doesn't matter, I'll just say a=8 and b=11.
the height is 4.
(this may seem kind of backwards, but if you imagine rotating the trapezoid it makes sense).
So plug in your numbers to get your answer:
[(8+11)/2]4 = 38
does that make sense?

Answer 3

This is how I imagined the triangle

Answer 4

thank you so much! you are very smart! :D @ayubie

Answer 5

no problem! let me know if you have any other questions

Answer 6

ok will do!