Section 11.2 Notes
Area of a Trapezoid The area of a trapezoid is half the product of the height and the sum of the bases. b2 h b1
Example 1 Find the area of isosceles trapezoid ABCD.
40 26 20 A B D C 10 20 10 24 h
Example 2 Find the area of trap. ABCD to the nearest square centimeter.
55º A B D C 8 cm 12 cm 20 cm h
Area of a Rhombus and a Kite The area of a rhombus and kite is one-half the product of its diagonals.
Example 3 Find the area of rhombus ABCD. A = 96 cm2 D C 6 cm 10 cm E A
A B D C E 10 cm 6 cm
Example 4 Find the area of rhombus GHJK with HG = 13 in. and mHGK = 70° to the nearest tenth.
G H K J D x y 13 in.
Example 5 Find the area of the kite.
13 cm. 5 cm. 10 cm. y x