Question

The shape of the top surface of a table is a trapezium. Find its area

if its parallel sides are 1 m and 1.2 m and perpendicular distance
between them is 0.8 m.
1.

Answer 1

0.88m²

Explanation:

Area of a trapezium = 1/2(a+b)h

a and b are the parallel sides

h is the height

Given

a = 1m

b = 1.2m

h = 0.8m

Substitute

Area of the trapezium = 1/2(1+1.2)(0.8)

Area of the trapezium = 1/2(2.2)(0.8)

Area of the trapezium = 1.1 * 0.8

Area of the trapezium = 0.88m²