17. A garden inside a park has the shape of a trapezoid. Its bases are 10m and 16m. The perpendicular distance between these bases is 12m. What is the area of the garden? What are given?
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1 point
A. 10m, 16m, 12m
B. 10cm, 16cm, 12cm
C. (base 1) 10m, (base 2) 16m, height 12m
D. None of the above
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1 point
A. 10m, 16m, 12m
B. 10cm, 16cm, 12cm
C. (base 1) 10m, (base 2) 16m, height 12m
D. None of the above
Answers & Comments
Given: C. (base 1) 10m, (base 2) 16m, height 12m
Area of the garden.
A = (b1 + b2)/2 x h
A = (10m + 16m)/2 x 12m
A = (26m)/2 x 12m
A = (13m) x 12m
A = 156 sq.meters