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Area of a trapezoid

Year 8 maths · Fieldbook Learning

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Area of a trapezoid = ½ × (sum of the parallel sides) × height.

  1. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 5 cm and 9 cm, and a height of 14 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  2. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 3 cm and 5 cm, and a height of 14 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  3. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 12 cm and 3 cm, and a height of 4 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  4. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 10 cm and 11 cm, and a height of 6 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  5. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 10 cm and 2 cm, and a height of 13 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  6. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 5 cm and 7 cm, and a height of 4 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  7. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 20 cm and 6 cm, and a height of 12 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  8. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 19 cm and 14 cm, and a height of 10 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  9. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 11 cm and 5 cm, and a height of 17 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  10. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 11 cm and 10 cm, and a height of 24 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  11. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 11 cm and 3 cm, and a height of 10 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  12. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 22 cm and 8 cm, and a height of 2 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  13. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 16 cm and 2 cm, and a height of 16 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  14. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 30 cm and 26 cm, and a height of 21 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  15. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 28 cm and 34 cm, and a height of 7 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  16. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 8 cm and 22 cm, and a height of 39 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  17. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 19 cm and 53 cm, and a height of 19 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  18. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 35 cm and 60 cm, and a height of 48 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  19. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 43 cm and 15 cm, and a height of 37 cm. What is its area in cm²?
  20. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 14 cm and 47 cm, and a height of 48 cm. What is its area in cm²?
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Answer key: Area of a trapezoid

  1. 98
  2. 56
  3. 30
  4. 63
  5. 78
  6. 24
  7. 156
  8. 165
  9. 136
  10. 252
  11. 70
  12. 30
  13. 144
  14. 588
  15. 217
  16. 585
  17. 684
  18. 2280
  19. 1073
  20. 1464