Question

The parallel sides of a trapezium are 50 cm and 26 cm; its nonparallel sides are equal each
being 13 cm. Find the area of the trapezium.
(90 cm?)​

Answer 1

Answer :-

A = 190 cm²

Given :-

Parallel sides are → 26 cm and 50 cm.

Non - parallel sides are → 13 cm each.

To find :-

The area of trapezium.

Explanation:-

See The attachment !!

Steps to calculate it's area :-

• Draw the diagram according to given value .

• Now , Draw a perpendicular on the parallel side of 50 cm.

• Use Pythagoras theorem to calculate the height of given right triangle.

• This height help in calculating the area of trapezium .

• Now use the formula for find the area of trapezium.

$\huge \boxed{\text {A = \dfrac{1}{2} \times Sum of parallel sides \times h}}$

• Now , calculate the area by using the above formula.