Rita is making a large poster in the shape of a trapezoid for an art project the shorter base is 3 ft and longer base is 4 feet and the height is 1 foot. what is the area of the poster?

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Answer:

3.5 square feet.

Explanation:

Length of the longer base, a = 4 ft

Length of the shorter base, b = 3 ft

Height of the trapezoid, h = 1 foot

[tex]\text{Area of a trapezium}=\frac{1}{2}(a+b)h[/tex]

Substitute the given values:

[tex]\begin{gathered} A=\frac{1}{2}(4+3)1 \\ =\frac{1}{2}\times7 \\ =3.5ft^2 \end{gathered}[/tex]

The area of the poster is 3.5 square feet.