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a trapezium of area 60 cm squared has parallel sides of length 12 cm and 8cm.What is the difference between two parallel sides?

 Jun 8, 2016
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A trapezium of area A = 60 cm² has parallel sides of length a =12 cm and b = 8cm. What is the difference h between two parallel sides?

 

A = (a + b) * h / 2

h = 2A / (a + b) = 2 * 60 cm² / (12 + 8) cm

 

h = 6 cm

 

The difference between two parallel sides is 6 cm.

 

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 Jun 9, 2016

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