Two parallel sides of a trapezium are 12 cm and 8 cm long and the distance between them is 6.5 cm. The area of the trapezium is
(a) 74 cm²
(b) 32.5 cm²
(c) 65 cm²
(d) 130 cm²
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Solution

(c) 65 cm²
Area of the trapezium = $\frac{1}{2}$ × (sum of parallel sides) × distance between them
= $\frac{1}{2}$ × ( 12 + 8) × 6.5
= 65 cm²

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