Question

Find the area of a trapezium whose distance between parallel sides is 6m and the parallel sides are of length 9m and 3.6 m.

Answer 1

Answer:

Area of trapezium =

2

1

(Sum of parallel sides × Distance between them)

∴ Area =

2

1

(10+6)×4.5cm

2

=

2

1

×16×4.5cm

2

= 36 cm

2

Hence, the area of the given trapezium is 36 cm

2

Answer 2

Answer:

Area of trapezium =

2

1

(Sum of parallel sides × Distance between them)

∴ Area =

2

1

(10+6)×4.5cm

2

=

2

1

×16×4.5cm

2

= 36 cm

2

Hence, the area of the given trapezium is 36 cm

2