(05.02 MC)Henry wants to laminate the tabletop in his study room. The tabletop is the shape of an isosceles trapezoid shown here
. If laminating costs $4 per square foot, what is the total cost to laminate the tabletop? Can someone please explain step by step.
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First we have to find the area of the trapezoid. Let's separate the trapezoid into 3 shapes. Two triangles, and 1 rectangle.(I included an image of an isosceles trapezoid for reference) First let's find the area of the triangles. We'll use this equation.a = areab = baseh = heighta = b · h · 0.5a = b · 3 · 0.5 We need to find the base of the triangle. To do this, we'll subtract 6 from 10, which equals 4. 4/2= 2 which is the base of the left and right triangle. Let me know if you're confused by that!! a = 2 · 3 · 0.5a = 6 · 0.5a = 3The area of both triangles is 3. Now we need to find the area of the rectangle. We'll use this equation.a = b · ha = 6 · 3a = 18 So the rectangle's area is 18, and both triangle's area is 3.18 + 3 + 3 = 24 Now we need to find the cost. 24 · 4 = 96 The answer is $96. Hope this helps! :)
