There are two ways to solve this problem from the given situation. I'll type out both to help give you a better understanding of this problem.
Method 1: Straightforward, yet complicated
The shaded trapezoid has two base lengths of 25 mm and 50 mm, with a height of 35 mm.
The formula for the area of a trapezoid is the following:
[tex]A=\dfrac{a+b}{2}*h[/tex]
Where a and b are the base lengths and h is the height. Substitute the dimensions of the trapezoid and the formula changes to:
[tex]= \dfrac{25+50}{2}*35[/tex]
Simplifying the equation give us:
[tex]=\dfrac{2625}{2}[/tex]
[tex]=1312.5[/tex]
The trapezoid has an area of 1312.5 mm²
Method 2: Abstract, yet simple
The parallelogram is made up from 2 congruent trapezoids, and one of them is shaded. Thus, we just need to find the area of the parallelogram and divide it by 2 to get the area of a single trapezoid, which will give us the area of the shaded region.
The area formula of a parallelogram is simple, base times height.
The base is 25+50, or 75 mm. The height is 35 mm.
Multiplying these two values gives us 2625 mm². Dividing this by 2 gives us 1312.5 mm². That's the area of a single trapezoid (half the parallelogram), which should also be the area of the shaded region.
This is the same answer we got from method 1.
Conclusion:
The answer is 1312.5 mm²
Both methods give the same answer, which means they each make sure that the other is correct. Let me know if you need any clarifications, thanks!
~ Padoru
