The area of a trapezium-shaped field is 600 m², the distance between two parallel sides is 15m and one of the parallel sides is 20 m. Find the other parallel side.

40m

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50m

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60m

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70m

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Solution

The correct option is C
60m

The area of trapezium of = $\frac{1}{2}$ × (Sum of the length of the two parallel lines) × (distance between two parallel lines).

600 = $\frac{1}{2}$ (a + b) × 15

a + b = 80

b = 80 – 20 = 60m

Length of the other parallel side = 60m

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