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Area of Trapezium by Division into Shapes of Known Area

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if the length of the parallel sides of a trapezium are 17/2, 6cm and height is 5cm find the area of trapezium

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Solution

Area of trapezium ABCD

= 1/2 × (sum of parallel sides) × (distance between them)
=1/2×(17/2 + 6) × 5
=36.25 cm2

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