how do you find the area of a trapezoid?
when i have to find the height and gives me an angle (60)
~To the nearest tenth, height of trapezoid
~Length of the other base
~area

Question

how do you find the area of a trapezoid?
when i have to find the height and gives me an angle (60)
~To the nearest tenth, height of trapezoid
~Length of the other base
~area

amistre64 · Answer

take the average base and then work it like a rectangle

if fact, they should just teach a generalized form of it to start with.

amistre64 · Answer

there sees to be ore to this than what is posted.  can you draw or attach a picture?

amistre64 · Answer

mmm,  m key seems to be giving me an issue ...

amistre64 · Answer

if all you have is an angle, then you cant determine much else.

anonymous · Answer

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amistre64 · Answer

what do you know about trig?

anonymous · Answer

they equal 180

amistre64 · Answer

trigonometry,  you either need to know some trig, or some thing about special triangles.

anonymous · Answer

im in geometry

amistre64 · Answer

yes you are, and this requires either a knowledge of trig, or knowing something about a triangle that has a 60 degree angle.

either way its going to get pythaggy

amistre64 · Answer

any idea what sort of triangle we can work with that has a 60 degree angle?

amistre64 · Answer

something equilateral maybe?

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Maybe that helps more??

amistre64 · Answer

its the same information, im trying to get you to consider how we can use an equilateral triangle to help us define the height and part of the base.

amistre64 · Answer

do you agree that an equilateral has 3 equal angles of 60, and 3 equal sides?

amistre64 · Answer

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the height splits the base in half, how do we use the pythag thrm to find the height?