Answer:
42.5
Step-by-step explanation:
The figure shown is a trapezoid
The area of a trapezoid can be calculated using this formula
[tex]A=\frac{a+b}{2} h[/tex]
where a and b = bases and h = height
The trapezoid has the following dimensions
base 1 = 7 m
base 2 = 10 m
height = 5 m
Given this information we plug in the values into the formula
[tex]A =\frac{7+10}{2} 5\\7+10=17\\\frac{17}{2} =8.5\\8.5*5=42.5 \\A=42.5[/tex]
So we can conclude that the area of the trapezoid is 42.5 square units
