Well the area of a trapezoid is defined by the following formula:
A =

where b₁ and b₂ are the bases of the trapezoid and h is the height of the trapezoid.
Let's plug in what we know into this formula:
h = 7 the perpendicular distance between the two bases
b₁ = 15 the shorter parallel side
b₂ = 25 the longer parallel side made up of 4 + 15 + 6
so, A =

This is in square units of measure of course, so 140 in²
X = -2 and -5
You can set both equal to 0 to find the answers.
The answer is 1.715 hope I helped
The solution to the quadratic equation 2x² - 4x - 3 = 0 is x = 1 ± √2.5
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equation?</h3>
An equation is an expression that shows the relationship between two or more numbers and variables.
Solving the polynomial using completing the square:
2x² - 4x - 3 = 0
First divide through by 2:
x² - 2x - 3/2 = 0
add 3/2 to both sides:
x² - 2x - 3/2 + 3/2 = 0 + 3/2
x² - 2x = 3/2
add the square of half the coefficient x to both sides:
x² - 2x + 1 = 3/2 + 1
(x - 1)² = 2.5
taking square root:
x - 1 = ±√2.5
x = 1 ± √2.5
The solution to the quadratic equation 2x² - 4x - 3 = 0 is x = 1 ± √2.5
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