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Find the area of a trapezium whose parallel sides are 9 cm and 6 cm respectively and the distance between these sides is 8 cm.

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Solution

ar(trapezium) = 12 ⨯ (sum of parallel sides) ⨯ (distance between them)
= 12 ⨯ (9 + 6) ⨯ 8
= 60 cm2
Hence, the area of the trapezium is 60 cm2.

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