the given figure shows a metal plate in the form of a trepezium, find the area of plate in square - Maths - Surface Areas and Volumes

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the given figure shows a metal plate in the form of a trepezium,
find the area of plate in square cm correct upto1 decimal place

Rishabh Mittal · Accepted Answer

Dear Student , Please find below the solution to the asked query :

Trapezium is divided in rectangle and triangle as shown in figure below

Triangle have all the sides equal , so it is an equilateral triangle Area of an equilateral triangle =34 side2=34×122=3×1444=363 cm2 Area of triangle =12×base×height12×12×h=3636h=363h=63 cm Area of trapezium =12×Sum of parallel sides×height=12×18+30×63=48×632=1443 cm2 =144×1 732=249 4 cm2 Area of plate is 249 4 cm2 Hope this information will clear your doubts about the topic If you have any more doubts just ask here on the forum and our experts will try to help you out as soon as possible Regards

the given figure shows a metal plate in the form of a trepezium, find the area of plate in square cm correct upto1 decimal place.