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Parallel sides AD and BC.The area of a trapezium is 540 cm. If its parallel sides are in the ratio 7:5 and the distance between them is18 cm, find the lengths of the parallel sides. |
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Answer» AR. of trapezium = 1/2 × H ×(a+b) 1/2 × 18 (7a+5a) = 540 cm × cm 12a = 540 ×18/2 a = 60/12 a = 5 7a = 35 cm 5a = 25 cm |
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