Exploring the Area of Trapezoids

What distinguishes a trapezoid from a parallelogram?

• A trapezoid cannot have right angles.

• A trapezoid has all sides parallel.

• A trapezoid has one pair of parallel sides.

• A trapezoid has no parallel sides.

What are the names of the parallel sides of a trapezoid?

• Diagonal 1 and Diagonal 2

• Side A and Side B

• Base 1 and Base 2

• Height and Width

How is the area of a trapezoid calculated?

• 1/2 multiplied by the height multiplied by the sum of the bases

• Sum of all sides divided by 2

• Height multiplied by the sum of the bases

• 1/2 multiplied by the height plus the sum of the bases

What should you remember about the appearance of trapezoids?

• They always look the same.

• They never have parallel sides.

• They can appear in different orientations but still have parallel bases.

• They always have two right angles.

In the example given, if base 1 is 4 and base 2 is 6 with a height of 3, what is the area of the trapezoid?

• 30 square feet

• 20 square feet

• 18 square feet

• 15 square feet

Why is it important to practice writing down the formula for the area of a trapezoid?

• To make it look more complicated

• Because it's required on tests

• To avoid making mistakes in calculations

• To memorize it more easily

If the bases of a trapezoid are 18 and 24 with a height of 12, what is the area?

• 504 square centimeters

• 252 square centimeters

• 300 square centimeters

• 126 square centimeters

What is the area of a trapezoid with bases 8 and 10, and height 6?

• 54 square inches

• 108 square inches

• 27 square inches

• 60 square inches

How can the area formula for trapezoids be used to find missing dimensions?

• By measuring the trapezoid physically

• By estimating the dimensions visually

• By substituting known values and solving for the unknown

• By guessing the possible values

If the area of a trapezoid is 24 square inches, base 1 is 4, and base 2 is 8, what is the height?

• 2 inches

• 4 inches

• 8 inches

• 6 inches