The parallel sides of trapezum are 20cm and10cm parallel sides are both equal each being 13 find the area of trapezium
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You can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the height of the trapezium. Because this is an isosceles trapezium, the difference between the two parallel sides must be split equally. This creates two right triangles with one leg 5cm and the hypotenuse of 13 cm. the other leg is √(13²- 5²) = √(169 - 25) = √(144) = 12 cm.
The area of a trapezium is A= [(b₁+b₂)h]/2
Plug in the values and evaluate: A = [(20+10)12]/2 => A = [30•12]/2 => A = 360/2 => Area = 180 cm²
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