find the area of trapazium whose parallel sides are 3cm and 9 cm and distance between the two parallel side is 2.5 CM
Answers
Answer :
- Area of the Trapezium, a = 15 cm²
Explanation :
Given :
- Parallel side of the Trapezium, p₁ = 3 cm
- Parallel side of the Trapezium, p₁ = 9 cm
- Distance between the two parallel side (i.e, p₁ and p₂), h = 2.5 cm
To find :
- Area of the Trapezium, a = ?
Knowledge required :
- Formula for area of a Trapezium :
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀A = ½ × (p₁ + p₂) × h⠀
[Where : A = Area of the Trapezium, p₁ and p₂ are the two parallel sides of the Trapezium and h is the distance between the two parallel sides]
Solution :
By using the formula for area of a Trapezium and substituting the values in it, we get :
⠀⠀=> A = ½ × (p₁ + p₂) × h
⠀⠀=> A = ½ × (3 + 9) × 2.5
⠀⠀=> A = ½ × 12 × 2.5
⠀⠀=> A = 6 × 2.5
⠀⠀=> A = 15
⠀⠀∴ A = 15 cm²
Hence, the area of the Trapezium is 15 cm².
Answer ::
The area of trapezium is 15cm².
Step-by-step explanation ::
Formula used :-
- Area of trapezium = 1/2 × ( sum of all parallel sides ) × distance between them
To Find :-
- The area of trapezium
Solution :-
Given that,
- Length of parallel sides of trapezium are 3cm and 9cm
- Distance between them is 2.5cm
Figure,
- Refer the attachment.
As we know that,
Area of trapezium = 1/2 × ( a + b ) × h
Where,
- a and b are the two parallel sides of trapezium
- h is the height of trapezium
According the question,
↪1/2 × ( 3 + 9 ) × 2.5
↪1/2 × 12 × 2.5 . . . dividing 12 and 2 with 2
↪1 × 6 × 2.5
↪6 × 2.5
↪15
The area of trapezium is 15cm².
Additional information
Some important concepts related to trapezium :-
- Area of trapezium = 1/2 × ( a + b ) × h
- Perimeter of trapezium = Sum of all sides of trapezium
- Trapezium is a 2d [ two-dimensional ] shape.