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0580/22 Feb/Mar 2024, Question 10: Area of a Parallelogram and Trapezium

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 22 (Extended) · Calculator · 2 marks

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The question, in short

Using the trapezium PQRS with parallel sides SR = 5.3 cm and PQ = 8.7 cm and perpendicular height 3.8 cm, calculate its area.

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Solution · 2 marks

  1. 1Area = 1/2 × (5.3 + 8.7) × 3.8
  2. 2= 1/2 × 14 × 3.8 = 26.6 cm²

Answer26.6

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