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Trapezium Exploration

The document discusses how to calculate the area of a trapezium. It instructs the reader to cut a trapezium shape in half, which results in two triangular pieces that can be rearranged to form a rectangle. The area of the trapezium is then equal to the area of this equivalent rectangle, which is calculated by multiplying the average of the two base lengths by the height.

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Trapezium Exploration

The document discusses how to calculate the area of a trapezium. It instructs the reader to cut a trapezium shape in half, which results in two triangular pieces that can be rearranged to form a rectangle. The area of the trapezium is then equal to the area of this equivalent rectangle, which is calculated by multiplying the average of the two base lengths by the height.

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Exploring the area of a trapezium

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Can you turn this into a shape you already know? Use this to work out the area of the trapezium.

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Make a trapezium out of paper. Cut it in half as in the diagram above Arrange the pieces into a shape you already know. You wont need to make any more cuts Glue down the pieces on this sheet Can you work out the area now?

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Exploring the area of a trapezium


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b a

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Can you turn this into a shape you already know? Use this to work out the area of the trapezium.

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So the area of the trapezium must be:

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