A trapezium has two parallel sides of lengths 5cm and 9cm. If the area is 91cm\(^{2}\), find the distance between the parallel sides

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2021 Subject: General Mathematics

Question 1 Report

A trapezium has two parallel sides of lengths 5cm and 9cm. If the area is 91cm\(^{2}\), find the distance between the parallel sides

Answer Details

Area of Trapezium = 1/2(sum of parallel sides) * h
91 = 12 1 2  (5 + 9)h

cross multiply
91 = 7h
h = 917 91 7
h = 13cm

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