The area of a trapezoid is one half the product of the height and the sum of the bases.
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The area of a trapezoid is one half the product of its base and the sum of its bases. In the given diagram, we can see that the lengths of the bases are 18 and 10 inches. The height is 12 inches.
Having the height and the lengths of the bases, we can substitute them into the formula for the area of a trapezoid.
