Area of an trapezoidal is express as :
So, to find the height of trapezium we draw a perpendicular from J to the base line LK and a perpendicular from I to the base line LK such that the MN= IJ
So, We have two right triangle JNK and IML
Apply Pythogaras in any one of the right triangle and find the length of perpendicular
In triangle JNK
Since, the perpendicular JN is also the height of trapezium,
Substitute the values
Height JN =3
Parallel Sides IJ = 8 and LK = 16
So, the Area of Trapezium will be
Answer : B) 36 cm²