Area of a Trapezoidal Field

A trapezoidal field has bases of lengths 8 meters and 12 meters. If the height of the trapezoid is 5 meters, what is the area of the field?

Use the formula for the area of a trapezoid, which is given by:

$$A = \frac{1}{2} \times (b_1 + b_2) \times h$$

Where:

• $$A$$ is the area
• $$b_1$$ and $$b_2$$ are the lengths of the two bases
• $$h$$ is the height