Question

Find the area of the trapezium whose parallel sides are 12m and 20m respectively and distance between them is 10m.

Answer 1

Area of trapezium $=\frac{1}{2}$ (Sum of length of parallel sides) $\times$ (Distance between parallel sides)

Area of trapezium $=\frac{1}{2}(12+20)\times \left(10\right)$

Area of trapezium $=\frac{1}{2}\left(32\right)\times \left(10\right)$

Area of trapezium $=160m^2$