Question

the area of a Trapezium is 300 m square. perpendicular distance between the two parallel sides and 15 M .if the difference of The parallel side is 16 m .find the length of parallel sides​

Answer 1

let parallel sides be a and b

15/2(a+b) =300

a+b=40

a-b=16 (given)

solve the above equations

a=28m

and b= 12m