A new park is being built in the shape of a trapezoid. The builders will cover the ground with a solid rubber surface to ensure the children playing have a safe and soft place to land when they jump or fall. How many square yards of rubber will be needed for this park?

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A new park is being built in the shape of a trapezoid. The builders will cover the ground with a solid rubber surface to ensure the children playing have a safe and soft place to land when they jump or fall. How many square yards of rubber will be needed for this park?

Top of trapezoid is 10 yards bottom of the trapezoid is 20 yards left of the trapezoid is 12.5 yards and the left is 6.4 yards
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Answer 1

Bot GPT 3.5 answered
3 months ago

To calculate the area of a trapezoid, you use the formula:

Area = (1/2) * (a + b) * h

Where:
a = length of the top side = 10 yards
b = length of the bottom side = 20 yards
h = height = 6.4 yards

Area = (1/2) * (10 + 20) * 6.4
Area = (1/2) * 30 * 6.4
Area = 15 * 6.4
Area = 96 square yards

Therefore, 96 square yards of rubber will be needed to cover the ground of this trapezoid-shaped park.