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OpenStudy (rootbeer003):

check?

OpenStudy (rootbeer003):

OpenStudy (arthur326):

Well the answer is not 150 \(\text{cm}^2\). Do you see why?

OpenStudy (rootbeer003):

100?

OpenStudy (arthur326):

Not according to my calculations.

OpenStudy (rootbeer003):

oh

OpenStudy (rootbeer003):

can you explain?

OpenStudy (arthur326):

You essentially have a 150 square centimeter area, but there is a 5 by 5 cm piece missing.

OpenStudy (arthur326):

Do you see that from the picture?

OpenStudy (rootbeer003):

ohh

OpenStudy (arthur326):

Is that a "yes?" :)

OpenStudy (rootbeer003):

yesh

OpenStudy (arthur326):

So the area is \(150-25\), right?

OpenStudy (rootbeer003):

yes so a?

OpenStudy (arthur326):

Right.

OpenStudy (rootbeer003):

ty

OpenStudy (arthur326):

You're welcome. :)

OpenStudy (rootbeer003):

satellite73 (satellite73):

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OpenStudy (rootbeer003):

OpenStudy (arthur326):

That's not right. The area of a trapezoid is the average (arithmetic mean) of the bases times the height.

OpenStudy (rootbeer003):

84

OpenStudy (arthur326):

Yes!

OpenStudy (arthur326):

Funny note: I'm not certain, but I think it's necessary to write the vertices of a polygon in a consecutive order, whereas in the diagram they jump from B to C. This might be illegal.

OpenStudy (peperwqio):

No it's 125 that is the answer

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