document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=10609>Question 10609</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please tell me <BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"what is the Formula for the volume of a solid Trapezium?\" </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #5617 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=5617\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> assuming you have a regular shape, then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "volume = (cross-sectional area)*(length)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, for your trapezium, its volume is given by area*length.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area of trapezium = (h/2)(a+b), where a and b are the 2 parallel sides and h is the perpendicular distance between them.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so vol = (h/2)(a+b)*length\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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