Area of Special Quadrilaterals

The front face of a laundry basket is in the shape of a trapezoid as shown. What is the area of the front face of the laundry basket?

• 252 square inches

• 264 square inches

• 288 square inches

• 336 square inches

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1

What is the area of the trapezoid?

• 368 ft2

• 432 ft2

• 480 ft2

• 528 ft2

• 400 ft2

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1

Verona is finding the area of a kite. She breaks up the figure into two triangles, as shown. Does Verona have enough information to determine the areas of both triangles?

• Yes, each triangle has a base of 10 meters and a height of 3 meters.

• Yes, each triangle has a base of 6 meters. One triangle has a height of 2 meters and the other has a height of 8 meters.

• No, each triangle has a base of 6 meters, but there is not enough information to determine the heights of the triangles.

• No, each triangle has a base of 10 meters, but the heights of the triangles cannot be determined.

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1

A kite was broken into two triangles. What is the height, h, of one of the triangles?

• 4 ft

• 8 ft

• 7 ft

• 14 ft

The point of a square pyramid is cut off, making each lateral face of the pyramid a trapezoid with the dimensions shown. What is the area of one trapezoidal face of the figure?

• 2 in.2

• 3 in.2

• 4 in.2

• 5 in .2

What is the area of the trapezoid?

• 176 cm2

• 192 cm2

• 208 cm2

• 224 cm2

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1

A kite was broken into two triangles. What is the height, h, of one of the triangles?

• 8 ft

• 10 ft

• 16 ft

• 20 ft

Alanna is painting a border on a wall. The border consists of kite-shaped figures as shown. Each kite measures 6 inches across and 12 inches long. The wall is 12 feet across. How many square inches of the wall will be covered with kites?

• 216

• 432

• 864

• 1,728

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1

Two tables, congruent trapezoids, are placed together to make a corner desk, as shown. What is the total area of the surfaces of both tables?

• 8 square feet

• 10 square feet

• 16 square feet

• 20 square feet

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1

What is the area of the kite?

• 21 square feet

• 40 square feet

• 42 square feet

• 84 square feet

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1