SOLUTION: the length of the two parallel sides of a trapezium are 36cm and 64cm.what is the area of the trapezium if the distance between the parallel lines is 20cm

Question 730233: the length of the two parallel sides of a trapezium are 36cm and 64cm.what is the area of the trapezium if the distance between the parallel lines is 20cm
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A trapezium will form the shape of a trapezoid. It's got the word "trap" in it, right? A trapezoid has two parallel bases. To find the area of a trapezoid, use the formula or . In other words, add the bases together, multiply this by the height, and divide everything by two. and =bases and h=height in the equation.
So, the parallel sides would be are bases on the trapezium, 36cm and 64 cm. The height would be the distance between the bases, 20cm. If we set up our equation...

If we solve it...

The area of the trapezium would be 1,000.

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