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Question
The distance between parallel sides of a trapezium is 15 cm and the length of the line segment joining the mid-points of its non-parallel sides is 26 cm. Find the area of the trapezium.
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Solution
EF = `1/2` x ( AD + BC ) = 26 cm
Area of the trapezium
= `1/2` x ( AD + BC ) x h
= 26 x 15
= 390 cm2.
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