Find the area of this shape

Question

Answer 1

Let h₁ = 8 in and h₂ = 12 in. We will need to find the height of the right trapezoid by using the trigonometric ratio.

tan(60) = x/(12 - 8) = x/4 → x = 4*tan(60) → x = 6.93

Area of a right trapezoid = 1/2(8 + 12)*6.93 = 69.28 in²