Question

the parallel sides of a trapezium are 172.5cm and 91.5cm. find the area of a trapezium, in the perpendicular distance between the parallel sides is 26cm​

Answer 1

Answer:

When given a problem like this, it’s always a good idea to draw a diagram.

Drop perpendiculars from shorter base to longer base.

We now have a rectangle with base 10 and height h , and two right triangles with height h , hypotenuse 13 and 14 , and bases x and 25–10−x=15−x

Step-by-step explanation:

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