Question

Work out the area of trapezium ABDE

Answer 1

Answer:

Use corresponding triangles to get CE value.

$\frac{8}{6} = \frac{ce}{9}$

CE = 12 cm

Then

DE= 12-8 = 4 cm

To calculate the area,

$( \frac{9 + 6}{2} ) \times 4$

30 cm^2