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15 January, 08:31

One of the parallel sides of a trapezium is 5cm longer than the other. If the

prependicular

distance between them

is 9cm and area is 126cm

2

, find the length

of the parallel sides.

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  1. 15 January, 08:49
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    The area of a trapezium is the product of height and average base length. The average base length is

    (126 cm^2) / (9 cm) = 14 cm

    One base is half the difference longer than this, 16.5 cm; the other is half the difference shorter, 11.5 cm.
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