Given the figure, we can deduce the following information:
Upper base = 15 ft
Lower base = 37 ft
Height = 18 ft
To determine the area of a trapezoid, we use the formula:
[tex]A=\frac{a+b}{2}h[/tex]
where:
A=Area
a=upper base
b=lower base
h=height
We plug in what we know:
[tex]\begin{gathered} A=\frac{a+b}{2}h \\ =\frac{15+37}{2}(18) \\ \text{Simplify} \\ A=\frac{52}{2}(18) \\ =\frac{936}{2} \\ A=468ft^2 \end{gathered}[/tex]
Therefore, the area of the trapezoid is 468 ft^2.
