Calculate Trapezoid Area: Using Bases 4cm, 8cm and Height 6cm

The trapezoid ABCD is shown below.

The height of ABCD is 6 cm.

The base BC is equal to 4 cm.

The base AD is equal to 8 cm.

Calculate the area of trapezoid ABCD.

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

• Step 1: Identify the given information
• Step 2: Apply the appropriate formula
• Step 3: Perform the necessary calculations

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: The problem gives us the height of the trapezoid as $6 \, \text{cm}$, base BC as $4 \, \text{cm}$ and base AD as $8 \, \text{cm}$.

Step 2: We'll use the formula for the area of a trapezoid:

$A = \frac{1}{2} \times (\text{base}_1 + \text{base}_2) \times \text{height}$

Step 3: Substituting the given values into the formula:

$A = \frac{1}{2} \times (4 + 8) \times 6$

Calculating further,

$A = \frac{1}{2} \times 12 \times 6$

$A = \frac{1}{2} \times 72$

$A = 36 \, \text{cm}^2$

Therefore, the area of the trapezoid ABCD is $36 \, \text{cm}^2$.