Answer:
The area of the trapezoid is 57.5 square inches
Step-by-step explanation:
we know that
The trapezoid QRST can be divided into a rectangle QRDT and an isosceles right triangle RSD
see the attached figure to better understand the problem
step 1
The area of rectangle is given by the formula
we have
----> altitude
substitute
step 2
Find the area of the isosceles right triangle
The area of triangle is given by the formula
we have
---> because is an isosceles triangle
substitute
step 3
Adds the areas
