Asked by julie

A trapezoid is shown. The length of one base is 10 and the length of the other base is 6. The height of the altitude is 5. A small rectangle with height 2 and length 3 is cut out of the bottom of the trapezoid.
What is the area of the composite figure?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Area of trapezoid = 1/2*(10+6)*5 = 1/2*16*5 = 40.
Area of removed rectangle = 3*2 = 6.
Composite area = 40 − 6 = 34.

34 units^2