Question

Plz explain it to me? and answer

Answer 1

The question states that both parts of Noshi's desk were shaped like trapezoids and both had a height of 3.

We know that the formula for area of a trapezoid is (a+b)/2 * h, where a and b are bases of the trapezoid and h is the height. Note: This is like any other form of trying to find the area, because we are doing base times height, however, we need to divide the sum of the bases by 2 to find the average base length.

Let's call the first trapezoid on the left Trapezoid A and the second slanted trapezoid Trapezoid B.

Area of Trapezoid A = (a+b)/2 * h = (5+8)/2 * 3 = 13/2 * 3 = 6.5 * 3 = 19.5 feet
Area of Trapezoid B = (a+b)/2 * h = (4+9)/2 * 3 = 13/2 * 3 = 6.5 * 3 = 19.5 feet

To find the area of Noshi's total desk, we simply need to add the areas of Trapezoid A and Trapezoid B together.

19.5 feet + 19.5 feet = 39 feet

Therefore, the area of Noshi's desk is 39 feet.

Hope this helps! :)