Question

5. The area of a trapezium is 384cm². Its parallel sides are in the ratio 3 : 5 and the perpendicular distance between them is 12 cm. Find the length of each of the parallel sides

Answer 1

Answer:

let the sides be =3x,5x

Step-by-step explanation:

384=12×3x+5x×1/2

384=18x+30x

384=48x

384/48=x

x=8