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Find the area of a trapezium whose parallel sides are 12 cm and 8 cm and the distance between them is 5 cm.

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A $50 cm^{2}$
B $100 cm^{2}$
C $40 cm^{2}$
D $60 cm^{2}$

Step-by-Step Solution

Area = ½ × (sum of parallel sides) × height = ½ ×

(12 + 8) \times 5

= ½ ×

20 \times 5 = 50 cm^{2}

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Answer: A)

50 cm^{2}

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