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title: Area of a Trapezium
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## Area of a Trapezium
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Area of a Trapezium is defined by the 2D space enclosed by the Trapezium. A trapezium is a Quadrilateral by 2 oposite parallel sides of equal or unequal length and 2 opposite non parallel sides of equal or unequal length.
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Let the parallel sides be represented by 'a' and 'b' and the perpendicular distance between these parallel sides be 'h'
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then
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The Area of the Trapezium = 1/2 * (a+b) * h
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which means Area of Trapezium = 1/2 * (sum of parallel sides) * (perpendicular distance between parallel sides).
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## Note:
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Area of trapezium can also be found out by dividing the trapezium into a series of triangle and rectangle and finally adding their areas separately.
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