Question

The area of the trapezium having parallel side as 27 cm and 13 cm and distance between them as 8 cm is

• A. $130c{m}^2$
• B. $320c{m}^2$
• C. $160c{m}^2$
• D. $180c{m}^2$

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

The correct options are
A $130c{m}^2$
C $160c{m}^2$

Let 'a' and 'b' be the parallel sides of the trapezium and 'h' be the height of the trapezium

Area of trapezium $=\frac{1}{2}\left(\text{sum of parallel sides}\right)\times height=\frac{1}{2}(a+b)\times h$
$\Rightarrow Area=\frac{1}{2}(27+13)\times 8=160c{m}^2$