What is the area, in square centimeters, of the trapezoid below?
11.7 cm
5.5 cm
6.5 cm

Answer:
50.05 cm^2
Step-by-step explanation:
Ok so first lets find the area of the rectangle before finding the attached triangle. You have to imagine a line separating this shape into a triangle and rectangle.
The rectangle's size is 6.5x5.5=35.75 cm^2
The rectangle's size is 11.7-6.5 to get the base length, which is 5.2
The height is 5.5
So it's 5.2*5.5/2=14.3 cm^2
14.3+35.75=50.05 cm^2