Find the area of the trapezoid by decomposing it into other shapes.
a) 35 cm2
b) 39 cm2
c) 40 cm2
d) 48 cm2

-12 > a

step-by-step explanation:

-11 > 1 + a

subtract 1 from each side

-11 -1> 1 -1+ a

-12 > a

or

step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

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⇒ ⇒

factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!

it would be a on edgenuit y

the diagram below is your final answer