Question

The picture shows the front panel of a handbag. Substitute the values shown into the formula for the area of a trapezoid to create an equation that can be used to find the area of the front of the handbag. What is the equation?

Answers

GPT 3.5
The formula for the area of a trapezoid is:

Area = (1/2) * (b1 + b2) * h

Substitute the values shown in the picture into the formula:

Area = (1/2) * (10 + 6) * 8

Simplify:

Area = (1/2) * 16 * 8
Area = 8 * 8
Area = 64

Therefore, the equation to find the area of the front of the handbag is Area = 64 square units.
base 1 is 15 and base 2 is 25
GPT 3.5
The equation to find the area of the trapezoid can be updated with the values for base 1 and base 2 given as 15 and 25 respectively:

Area = (1/2) * (15 + 25) * 8
Area = (1/2) * 40 * 8
Area = 20 * 8
Area = 160

Therefore, the equation to find the area of the front of the handbag is Area = 160 square units.