Question

a garden is in the form of trapezium. The parallel sides are 40 and 30.If the area of the trapezium is 875 m^2,then the distance between the parallel sides is?​

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Answer 1

Answer: 25

Step-by-step explanation:

Formula for a trapezium with length of sides ‘a’ and ‘b’ and height (distance between parallel sides) ‘h’ is

Area = h*(a+b)/2

Here given: a=40, b=30 and Area = 875

I.e. 875 = h*(40+30)/2

h = (875*2)/70 = 25m