A tabletop is in the shape of a trapezoid. The lengths of the trapezoid's parallel sides are 48 inches and 40 inches. The height of the trapezoid is 24 inches.
The equation is [tex]area = \frac{1}{2} (a + b)h[/tex] If you put in the numbers you get [tex]area = \frac{1}{2} (48 + 40) \times 24[/tex] This comes to 1056. So the answer is 1056 in^2
