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LESSON NAME DATE 8.6 Practice A For use with pages 446-450 Use the figure at the right. A B 1. Identify the height of trapezoid ABCD. 2. Identify the bases of trapezoid ABCD. C 3. State the formula for the area of a trapezoid. Use h for the E height, and b, and b, for the bases. Match the trapezoid with the equation used to find the height. A. A = (h)(18 + 24) B. A = ~(h)(8 + 18) C. A = (h)(12 + 24) Lesson 8.6 4 5. 12 6. 18 18 24 24 Find the area of the trapezoid. 7. 8 . 18 9. 16 10 A represents the area of the trapezoid. Find the height. 10. A = 30 yd2 11. A = 8 m 12. A = 56 cm2 6 yd 3 m 8 cm 20 cm 9 yd 5 m 13. The front side of the flower box shown below is a trapezoid. The height of the box is 6 inches. The top is 25 inches long and the bottom is 15 inches long. Find the area of the front of the flower box. 6 in