Find area of a trapezoid

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Channel: MooMooMath and Science · 2013 · Education

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Find the area of a trapezoid

Step by Step guide to finding the area of a trapezoid. 
One problem is easy and one involves using the diagonal. 

For more information see https://www.moomoomath.com/Trapezoids.html

Common core standard 7.G.6

Find the area of a trapezoid | Formula for area of a trapezoid

The formula for trapezoid area equals,
1/2 height times base 1 plus base 2

Find additional resources for calculating the area of a trapezoid below:

Area trapezoid
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-area-and-perimeter/area-trap-composite/v/area-of-a-trapezoid-1

Area trapezoid Calculator
http://www.basic-mathematics.com/trapezoid-calculator.html

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