What is the area of the trapezoid below?
A right trapezoid is shown.The left side is perpendicular to the bottom and top sides. The top side of the trapezoid is 7 centimeters. The right slanted side is 8 centimeters. A dashed segment connects the top right vertex to the bottom side at a right angle. The distance from the endpoint of the dashed segment to the bottom right vertex is 4 centimeters.
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36Start Root 3 End Root cm²
36 Image with alt text: Start Root 3 End Root cm²
44Start Root 3 End Rootcm²
44 Image with alt text: Start Root 3 End Root cm²
65 cm²
65 cm²
88 cm²
1 answer
The area of the trapezoid is 36 cm².