Area of wooden support is 36 square inches
<em><u>Solution:</u></em>
Given that, carpenter cut out a small trapezoid as a wooden support for the front step
<em><u>The area of trapezoid is given as:</u></em>
Where, "h" is the height
"a" and 'b" are the length of base
Here given that,
Height = h = 4 inches
a = 6 inches
b = 12 inches
Substituting the values we get,
Thus area of wooden support is 36 square inches