Without looking up the formula on another tab in your internet browser, describe below, in your own words, how you could find the [b][color=#ff00ff]area of ANY TRAPEZOID[/color][/b] in terms of both its bases and its height.

[color=#000000]In the [/color][color=#ff00ff][b]trapezoid[/b][/color][color=#000000] above, suppose base 1 = 6 cm, base 2 = 3 cm, and the height = 5 cm.[br]What would the area of the [/color][color=#ff00ff][b]trapezoid[/b][/color][color=#000000] be? [/color]