Question

How can we calculate the area of the trapezium?

Answer 1

Calculate the area of the trapezium :

A trapezium is a quadrilateral, having one set of parallel sides.

Some unique properties of a trapezium for the calculation of its area are,

1. The sum of all the four angles of the trapezium is equal to $360°$
2. In a trapezium, the length of the mid-segment is equal to half the sum of the parallel bases.
3. In a two-dimensional plane, the trapezium area is the region occupied by a trapezium

So, the area of the trapezium can be calculated as,

Area (A) $=\frac{1}{2}\times$Distance between parallel lines $\times$Sum of parallel sides

Hence, Area (A) of a trapezium $=\frac{1}{2}\times h\times (b_1+b_2)$