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Average the parallel sides, multiply by height.
A trapezoid's area is the average of its two parallel sides, multiplied by the height between them — essentially treating it as a rectangle with an 'average' width.
Cross-sections of canals, roof trusses, and plots of land bounded by two roughly parallel edges are all commonly measured as trapezoids.
Area
32
What you entered
Average the two parallel sides
(6 + 10) ÷ 2= 8Multiply by the height
8 × 4= 32Result
Area: 32
A trapezoid with parallel sides 6 and 10, and height 4, has an area of 32.