alleryThe area of a trapezium is half the height times the:
AProduct of the sides
BDifference of sides
CSquare of one side
DSum of parallel sides
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Sum of parallel sides
1. Split it into a rectangle and a triangle.
2. Combining gives half h times (a plus b).
3. So use the sum of the parallel sides.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics, Chapter 11, Mensuration._
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