The area of a field in the shape of a trapezium measures 144msq . The perpendicular distance between the parallel sides is 24m. If the ratio of the parallel sides is 5 : 3. What is the length of the longer parallel side?
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area = 1/2 h ( a + b )
let the sides be x
144= 1/2 × 24 ( 5x + 3x)
144 = 96x
144/96 = x
x = 1.5cm
5x = 1.5 × 5 = 7.5 cm
hope it helps uu frnd.
area = 1/2 h ( a + b )
let the sides be x
144= 1/2 × 24 ( 5x + 3x)
144 = 96x
144/96 = x
x = 1.5cm
5x = 1.5 × 5 = 7.5 cm
hope it helps uu frnd.
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