Acarpenter cut out a small trapezoid as a wooden support for the front step. it has an altitude of 4 inches. one base of the trapezoid measure 6 inches and the other base measure 12 inches. what is the area of this support

Area of wooden support is 36 square inches

Solution:

Given that, carpenter cut out a small trapezoid as a wooden support for the front step

The area of trapezoid is given as:

Where, "h" is the height

"a" and 'b" are the length of base

Here given that,

Height = h = 4 inches

a = 6 inches

b = 12 inches

Substituting the values we get,

Thus area of wooden support is 36 square inches

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