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You need to know the other base as it may be different.

Answer is one half the sum of bases times height ) 1/2 (b1 + b2)(h)

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The formula to calculate the area of a trapezoid is (1/2) * sum of the bases * height. Given that the height is 12 cm and the bases are 15 cm and another side, the area can be calculated as (1/2) * (15 + b) * 12, where b is the length of the other base.

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