1/2 = (a+b) H
This means:
Half x (a+b) x height
If you don't like working out the area of a trapezium , split the shape up into a triangle and a rectangle and work each bit out separately. Area = 1/2*(sum of parallel sides)*height
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A better definition is
1/2*sum of parallel sides*perpendicular distance between them.
0.5 * (a + b) * h
Simple. It is zero, since a six sided trapezium cannot exist! By definition, a trapezium is a quadrilateral and so it can have exactly four sides - no more, no fewer!
The area of a trapezium is found because: 0.5*(sum of parallel sides)*height = area
Let the two parallel sides be a and b, and the distance between them, the height of the trapezium, be h. Then: area of trapezium = 1/2 (a+b) h That is half the sum of the two parallel sides times the height of the trapezium.
If the two parallel sides are of length a and b, and the vertical distance between them is h then area = h*(a+b)/2 square units.
0.5 * (a + b) * h
Area = 1/2*(sum of the parallel sides)*height
Area of a trapezium = 0.5*(sum of parallel sides)*height
1 - (a+b) X h 2
Simple. It is zero, since a six sided trapezium cannot exist! By definition, a trapezium is a quadrilateral and so it can have exactly four sides - no more, no fewer!
1/2 x (sum of bases) x height
area of trapezium=1/2{a+b}h
Area = 0.5*(sum of parallel sides)*heightNote: A trapezium in the UK is known as a trapezoid in the USA
The area of a trapezium is found because: 0.5*(sum of parallel sides)*height = area
Let the two parallel sides be a and b, and the distance between them, the height of the trapezium, be h. Then: area of trapezium = 1/2 (a+b) h That is half the sum of the two parallel sides times the height of the trapezium.
Area = 0.5*(sum of parallel sides)*heightNote: A trapezium in the UK is known as a trapezoid in the USA
The area of a trapezium is given by 0.5*(a+b)*h where a and b are the lengths of the parallel sides and h is the vertical distance between them. The fact that the trapezium is isosceles does not matter. A trapezium is a 2 dimensional object and so it has no volume.