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Code is written to calculate the area, A, of a trapezoid.Part of the code is missing.start  input a  input b  input h  calculate   display AendWhat is the missing part of the code?

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Code is written to calculate the area, A, of a trapezoid.Part of the code is missing.start  input a  input b  input h  calculate   display AendWhat is the missing part of the code?

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Solution

To calculate the area A A of a trapezoid, you need the lengths of the two parallel sides a a and b b , and the height h h . The formula for the area of a trapezoid is:

A=12×(a+b)×h A = \frac{1}{2} \times (a + b) \times h

Given the structure of the code, the missing part is the calculation step. Here is the complete code with the missing part filled in:

start
    input a
    input b
    input h
    calculate A = 0.5 * (a + b) * h
    display A
end

So, the missing part of the code is:

calculate A = 0.5 * (a + b) * h

This line correctly calculates the area of the trapezoid using the given inputs.

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