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Find the area of a trapezium which has a height 20 cm and its parallel sides are 7 cm and 8 cm long​

User Gogonapel
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Answer:

150cm²

Explanation:

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

=1/2×20(7+8)

=10(15)

=150 cm²

User Alexey Gopachenko
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Answer:

The area of the trapezium is

150 cm²

Explanation:

The area of a trapezium is given by


Area = (1)/(2) (a + b) * h

where

h is the height

a and b are the parallel sides of the trapezium

From the question

h = 20cm

a = 7cm

b = 8 cm

Substitute the values into the above formula

We have


Area = (1)/(2) (7 + 8) * 20


Area = (1)/(2) * 15 * 20


Area = 15 * 10

We have the final answer as

Area = 150 cm²

Hope this helps you

User Rnoway
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