Find the area of a trapezium with the parallel sides 24 centimetres and 18 centimetres long and the distance between them, 16 centimetres.

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We know that the area of trapezium is half the product of the sum of its parallel sides and the distance between them.

Here, the parallel sides are 24 cm and 18 cm and the distance between them is 16 cm.

∴ Area of trapezium =

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Find the area of a trapezium with the parallel sides 24 centimetres and 18 centimetres long and the distance between them, 16 centimetres.

We know that the area of trapezium is half the product of the sum of its parallel sides and the distance between them. Here, the parallel sides are 24 cm and 18 cm and the distance between them is 16 cm. ∴ Area of trapezium =

We know that the area of trapezium is half the product of the sum of its parallel sides and the distance between them.

Here, the parallel sides are 24 cm and 18 cm and the distance between them is 16 cm.

∴ Area of trapezium =