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Area of Trapezium by Division into Shapes of Known Area

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$A B C D$ is a trapezium in which $A B ∥ D C$ , AB=29cm, DC=20cm, and height=15cm.Find the area of trapezium.

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Area of trapezium $= \frac{1}{2}$ (Sum of parallel sides) $\times$ height
$= \frac{1}{2} \times (29 + 20) \times 15$
$= \frac{1}{2} \times 49 \times 15$
$= 367.5 c m^{2}$

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