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Area of Trapezoids

Area of Trapezoids. Return to table of contents. Area of a Trapezoid ·Cut the trapezoid in half horizontally ·Rotate the top half so it lies next to the bottom half ·A parallelogram is created See the diagrams below. Base 1. Height. Base 2. Base 1. Base 2.

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Area of Trapezoids

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  1. Area of Trapezoids Return to table of contents

  2. Area of a Trapezoid ·Cut the trapezoid in half horizontally ·Rotate the top half so it lies next to the bottom half ·A parallelogram is created See the diagrams below Base1 Height Base2 Base1 Base2

  3. The Area (A) of a trapezoid is found by using the formula: Note: The base & height always form a right angle!

  4. Example. Find the area of the figure. 12 cm 10 cm 11 cm click to reveal 9 cm

  5. Try These. Find the area of the figures. 15 13 ft 9 7 11 11 ft 11 ft 9 ft 20 11 ft click to reveal click to reveal

  6. 75 Find the area of the trapezoid. 4 m 6.5 m 10 m

  7. 76 Find the area of the trapezoid. 22 cm 8 cm 14 cm

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