What is the area of the trapezoid below?http://cdn.activelms.com/data/042c73b1-ddf5-4fd6-91e7-6c8434228f3d/Geometry%20Images/unit%2010-2%20q5.png
a) 36 sqrt3 cm^2
b) 44 sqrt3 cm^2
c) 65cm^2
d) 88cm^2

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What is the area of the trapezoid below?http://cdn.activelms.com/data/042c73b1-ddf5-4fd6-91e7-6c8434228f3d/Geometry%20Images/unit%2010-2%20q5.png 
a) 36 sqrt3 cm^2
b) 44 sqrt3 cm^2
c) 65cm^2
d) 88cm^2

kinged · Answer

It's the area of the rectangle plus the area of the triangle as simple method.

kinged · Answer

Do you still need help?
You can get the leg of the triangle with the Pythagorean formula.

sweetheart · Answer

4sqrt3 * 18

sweetheart · Answer

@Kinged

kinged · Answer

We know the height of the right triangle to be 4 but we don't know the length of it's base, so what will it be?

sweetheart · Answer

11

kinged · Answer

Do you know the Pythagorean formula?\

sweetheart · Answer

no

kinged · Answer

$$a ^{2}+b ^{2}=c ^{2}$$c is the hypotenuse, so you have c and b but not a. so$$a^2=c^2-b^2$$

kinged · Answer

What 11 and what 7? Are you serious rn?