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2. A wooded area is in the shape of a a trapezoid whose bases measure 128 m and $2 m and its height is 40 m. A 4 m wide walkway is constructed which runs perpendicular from the two bases. Calculate the area of the wooded area after the addition of the watkway

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Correction in the Question:

A wooded area is in the shape of a a trapezoid whose bases measure 128 m and 92 m and its height is 40 m. A 4 m wide walkway is constructed which runs perpendicular from the two bases. Calculate the area of the wooded area after the addition of the walkway.

Answer:

The wooded area after the addition of the walkway is 4240 [tex]m^2[/tex].

Step-by-step explanation:

we are given

length of the two bases = 128m and 92m

height of the trapezoid = 40m

the approximate figure of the given trapezoid is given as:

             __ __ __ 92 __ __ _

          /  |               |  |                 \

       /     | 40         |4|                    \

    /__ _| __ __     |  |__ __ __ __ \

                           128

Area of a trapezoid = [(a + b)/2] * height, where a and b are representing the bases of the given trapezoid.

Area = [(92 + 128)/2] * 40

        = [220/2] * 40  

        = 110 * 40

        = 4400 [tex]m^2[/tex]

Now there is a 4m wide walkway is to be constructed in that trapezoid. The pathway will be a rectangle as it has 4m width and 40m height as it is perpendicular to both the bases.  

Area of a rectangle = length * width

Area = 40 * 4

        = 160

Since the walkway will reduce the area of the trapezoid as it is constructed upon it therefore the wooded area after the addition of the walkway is

4400 + (-160) = 4240 [tex]m^2[/tex].