Question

The perimeter of a floor is 56 metres. What is the area?

Answer 1

Answer:

160cm^2

Step-by-step explanation:

The perimeter of floor is 56m

The length of non parallel sides is 12m

So the sum of lengths of parallel sides is (a+b)56−12−12=32m

The height of trapezium is 10m

The area of floor is

2

1

(a+b)×h

2

1

(32)×10=160m

2