What is the area of a trapezoid with height 5 m and bases 8 m and 1 m?

Answer 1

To find the area of a trapezoid, you use the formula:

area = (b1 + b2) * h / 2

where b1 and b2 are the lengths of the two bases, and h is the height.

Plugging in the values given in the question, we get:

area = (8 + 1) * 5 / 2
area = 9 * 5 / 2
area = 45 / 2
area = 22.5 square meters

Therefore, the area of the trapezoid is 22.5 square meters.