Which of the following expressions represents the area of a trapezoid with bases of 3x and 5x and a height of 6x?

A.) 10x

B.) 24x

C.) 24x(Squared)

D.) 45x(squared)

Question

Which of the following expressions represents the area of a trapezoid with bases of 3x and 5x and a height of 6x?

A.) 10x

B.) 24x

C.) 24x(Squared)

D.) 45x(squared)

vocaloid · Answer

area = (1/2)(base 1 + base 2)*height

plug in 3x and 5x for base 1 and base 2, and 6x for the height, then simplify

anonymous · Answer

why are b and c the same answer?

anonymous · Answer

I didn't mean to put it in twice. I fixed it.

anonymous · Answer

ok thx ...I believe it should be the answer to B cause  with different lengths you have 5*3 + 6 so I say B