Mensurationhard · Past Paper

Find the area of a trapezium whose parallel sides are 10 cm and 22 cm, and non-parallel sides are 10 cm each.

A128 sq. cm
B96 sq. cm
C160 sq. cm
D110 sq. cm

✓ Correct Answer: A128 sq. cm

Base of triangle part = (22-10)/2 = 6. Height = sqrt(10^2-6^2) = 8. Area = 0.5*(10+22)*8 = 128.

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