Calculate The Area Of A Trapezium

Calculate The Area Of A Trapezium

To calculate the area of a trapezium, which is essentially a rectangle with triangles on either side:

add together the top and bottom (top + bottom)
multiply the result with the height ((top + bottom) * height)
divide the result in half ((top + bottom) * height / 2)

Top
Bottom
Height
Categories: Area, Metric
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