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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do you find the area of an unequal trapezoid?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The way to find the area of a trapezoid is to treat it as some simpler shapes, and then add or subtract their areas to find the result. For example, a trapezoid could be considered to be a smaller rectangle plus two right triangles: For more on this general technique, see Area of Irregular Polygons.

OpenStudy (mathmale):

Could you choose and share a trapezoid, so that we could discuss specifics?

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Find the average of the lengths of the bases. Then multiply by the height.

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