Lesson 65

Finding the Area of a

trapezoid
Review
Find the area of the
following parallelogram:
A.
12 cm
10 cm
B. 9m
11 m
Review
A= bh
A= 10 x 12
2
A= 120 cm
Review
A= bh
A= 9 x 11
2
A= 99 cm
Presentation A portion of a botanical garden is
in the shape of a trapezoid as
shown in the figure. Dino would
like to cover the whole area of
this part of the garden with
carabao grass. How many square
meters of carabao grass are
needed? 6m
5m
12m
 A=(b1 + b2) h
2
A= (6+12)5
2
A= (18)5 A= 90 2

2 2 A= 45 cm
 A=(b1 + b2) h
2
A= (6+12)5
2
A= (18)5 2

2 A= 9x5 A= 45 cm
Presentation Mr. Araneta bought a
residential lot. The lot is
in the shape of a
trapezoid as shown in
the illustration. What is
the area of the lot?
12m
10m

20m
 A=(b1 + b2) h
2
A= (20+12)10
2
A= (32)10 A= 320 2

2 2 A= 160cm
 A=(b1 + b2) h
2
A= (20+12)10
2
A= (32)10 2

2 A= 16x10 A= 160cm
Summarizing
the lesson

The area of a trapezoid with

bases b1 and b2 and height
can be found or obtained by
the formula

Area of trapezoid =(b1 + b2 ) h

2
Keep Moving Complete the table below by
using the formula for the area
of a trapezoid..
Trapezoid b1 b2 h Area

1 4 cm 2 cm 2 cm 2
6cm
2 6 cm 10 cm 4 cm 2
32cm
3 12 cm 8 cm 10cm
100cm2
4 6 dm 12 dm 5dm
45dm2
5 8m 7m 8m
60m 2
ASSESSMENT
Find the area of the following trapezoid.
1. 6cm 2.
16m
9cm
10m
12cm 14m
3. 10m
4m
6m
Assessment
Find the area of the following trapezoid.

4.
7cm 5. 4m

6cm 6m

2cm 10m
ASSESSMENT
Find the area of the following trapezoid.
1. 6cm 2.
4m
81cm2 9cm 25m 2 5m
12cm 6m
3. 10m
2
32cm 4m
6m
Assessment
Find the area of the following trapezoid.

4.
7cm 5. 4m

27cm2 42m 2
6cm 6m

2cm 10m