Area of a Trapezium
Learn how to find the area of trapeziums, including right-angled and isosceles trapeziums. Let's get started! 🚀
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🛎️ What is a Trapezium?
- A trapezium is a four-sided shape with only one pair of parallel sides.
- The height is the perpendicular distance between the parallel sides.
🛎️ Area of a Trapezium
- The area of a trapezium is given by:
- Here, and are the lengths of the parallel sides.
🛎️ Area of a Right-Angled Trapezium
- A right-angled trapezium has two right angles, so the height is easy to identify.
- Use the same formula and take the perpendicular side as the height.
🛎️ Finding the Height of a Trapezium
- Use the same formula:
- Substitute the known values and solve for the height.
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