Measurement
Area of trapeziums
Interactive practice questions
Two identical trapezia are placed to make a parallelogram.
Use the picture to answer the following questions about the area of the parallelogram and one of the trapezia.
a
Find the area of the entire parallelogram.
b
Find the area of one of the trapezia.
| area of trapezium | $=$= | $\frac{1}{2}$12 $\times$× area of parallelogram | mm2 | |
| area of trapezium | $=$= | $\frac{1}{2}\times\editable{}$12× | mm2 | Fill in the value for the area of the parallelogram. |
| area of trapezium | $=$= | $\editable{}$ | mm2 | Complete the multiplication |
Easy
2min
Two identical trapezia are used to make a rectangle.
Use the picture to answer the following questions about the area of the rectangle and one of the trapezia.
Easy
1min
Two identical trapezia are placed to make a parallelogram.
Use the picture to answer the following questions about the area of the parallelogram and one of the trapezia.
Easy
1min
Complete the table to find the area of the trapezium shown.
Easy
1min
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