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Formula for area of trapezium?
Area = 0.5*(sum of parallel sides)*heightNote: A trapezium in the UK is known as a trapezoid in the USA
How do you work out the area of trapezium?
Area = 1/2*(sum of the parallel sides)*height
How can you find the area of a trapezoid using composite figures?
Suppose the base and parallel sides of the trapezium are labelled a and b. Suppose, also, that the distance between a and b is h. Draw a diagonal. This will split the trapezium into one triangle whose base is the trapezium's base (a) and another upside-down triangle whose base is the trapezium's top (b). The heights of both these triangles will be the same as the distance between the parallel sides of the trapezium (h). The area of the first triangle is 0.5*a*h The area of the second triangle is 0.5*b*h So the area of the trapezium = 0.5*a*h + 0.5*b*h = 0.5*(a+b)*h
What is the formula of area and perimeter of trapezium?
Area = (1/2)*(sum of the parallel sides)*(distance between them)
Facts about a trapezium?
A trapezium is a quadrilateral (has four sides). Two sides are parellel, but the other two are not. To find the area of it, the formula is: 1/2 h(a+b)
