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The parallel sides of a trapezium are 54 cm and 26 cm and the distance between them is 15 cm. The area of the trapezium is
(a) 702 cm²
(b) 810 cm²
(c) 405 cm²
(d) 600 cm²

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(d) 600 cm²

$Area of the trapezium = \{\frac{1}{2} \times (54 + 26) \times 15\} cm$ ²
$= (\frac{1}{2} \times 80 \times 15) {cm}^{2}$
=600 cm²

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The area of a trapezium is 384 cm². Its parallel sides are in the ratio 5 : 3 and the distance between them is 12 cm. The longer of the parallel sides is
(a) 24 cm
(b) 40 cm
(c) 32 cm
(d) 36 cm

The distance between parallel sides of a trapezium is $15 c m$ and the length of the line segment joining the mid-points of its non-parallel sides is $26 c m$ . Find the area of the trapezium.

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Mark (✓) against the correct answer: The parallel sides of a trapezium are 54 cm and 26 cm and the distance between them is 15 cm. The area of the trapezium is (a) 702 cm2 (b) 810 cm2 (c) 405 cm2 (d) 600 cm2

(d) 600 cm2 Area of the trapezium=12×54+26×15 cm2 =12×80×15 cm2 =600 cm2

Mark (✓) against the correct answer:
The parallel sides of a trapezium are 54 cm and 26 cm and the distance between them is 15 cm. The area of the trapezium is
(a) 702 cm²
(b) 810 cm²
(c) 405 cm²
(d) 600 cm²

(d) 600 cm²

$Area of the trapezium = \{\frac{1}{2} \times (54 + 26) \times 15\} cm$ ²
$= (\frac{1}{2} \times 80 \times 15) {cm}^{2}$
=600 cm²