A garden is in the shape of a trapezium whose parallel sides are 40m and 22m and the perpendicular distance between them is 12m. Find the area of the garden

Respuesta :

Answer:

A = 372 m²

Step-by-step explanation:

The area (A) of a trapezium is calculated as

A = [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] h (b₁ + b₂ )

where h is the perpendicular height and b₁, b₁ the parallel bases

Here h = 12, b₁ = 40 and b₂ = 22 , then

A = [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] × 12 × (40 + 22) = 6 × 62 = 372 m²