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4024/11 May/Jun 2021, Question 7: Area of a Parallelogram and Trapezium

Cambridge O Level Mathematics 4024 · Paper 11 (Non-calculator) · Non-calculator · 2 marks

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The question, in short

Trapezium ABCD has parallel sides AB = 7 cm and DC = 10 cm, with area 85 cm² and perpendicular height h cm. Find h.

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Solution · 2 marks

  1. 11/2 × (7 + 10) × h = 85
  2. 28.5h = 85
  3. 3h = 10

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