Question

Find the area of the trapezium shown below:

Answer 1

In ΔADC, right-angled at D:

Now, in trapezium ABCD, the parallel sides are AB = 4 cm, DC = 12 cm and the height AD = 5 cm.

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

∴ Area of trapezium ABCD =