The area of a trapezium whose parallel sides are 77cm and 60cm and oth...
Introduction:A trapezium is a quadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides. To find the area of a trapezium, we can use the formula:
Area = (1/2) × (a + b) × hwhere 'a' and 'b' are the lengths of the parallel sides, and 'h' is the height or the perpendicular distance between the parallel sides.
Given:Parallel sides of the trapezium: 77 cm and 60 cm
Other sides of the trapezium: 25 cm and 26 cm
Step 1: Find the height of the trapezium:To find the height, we can use the Pythagorean theorem. The height forms a right-angled triangle with the two sides of length 25 cm and 26 cm.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we have:
h² = (26 cm)² - (25 cm)²
h² = 676 - 625
h² = 51
h ≈ √51
h ≈ 7.14 cm
Therefore, the height of the trapezium is approximately 7.14 cm.
Step 2: Calculate the area:Using the formula for the area of a trapezium, we substitute the values we have:
Area = (1/2) × (77 cm + 60 cm) × 7.14 cmArea = (1/2) × (137 cm) × 7.14 cmArea ≈ 488.79 cm²Therefore, the area of the trapezium is approximately 488.79 cm².
Conclusion:The area of the trapezium with parallel sides measuring 77 cm and 60 cm, and other sides measuring 25 cm and 26 cm, is approximately 488.79 cm².