Question

The parallel sides of an isocelles trapezium are 48cm and 24cm.each of its non-parallel did is 26cm long. Find the area of trapezium

Answer 1

Here area of trapezium = Area of parallelogram + area of triangle

Also area of triangle = (1/2) × base × height

Hence height of parallelogram is also 12 cm
Area of parallelogram = base × height
= 11 × 12 = 132 sq cm
Hence area of trapezium = 84 + 132 = 216 sq cm