Question

Find the area of trapezium with base 15 cm and height 8 cm, if the side parallel to the given base is 9 cm long.

Answer 1

$$\begin{gathered} \text{Given:} \\ \text{Lengths of the parallel sides are 15 cm and 9 cm.} \\ \text{Height=8 cm} \\ \text{Area of trapezium=}\frac{1}{2}\text{×(Sum of the opposite sides)×(Distance between the parallel sides)} \\ =\frac{1}{2}\times (15+9)\times \left(8\right) \\ {\text{=96 cm}}^2 \end{gathered}$$