Trapezoid - math word problems

Trapezoid is a convex quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides but referred to as a trapezium outside North America. The parallel sides are called the bases of the trapezoid, and the other two sides are called the legs or the lateral sides.

  1. Diagonal intersect
    rrLichobeznik isosceles trapezoid ABCD with length bases | AB | = 6 cm, CD | = 4 cm is divided into 4 triangles by the diagonals intersecting at point S. How much of the area of the trapezoid are ABS and CDS triangles?
  2. Mysterious area
    lichobeznik The trapezoid ABCD is given. Calculate its area if the area of the DBC triangle is 27 cm2.
  3. The trapezium
    rt_iso_triangle The trapezium is formed by cutting the top of the right-angled isosceles triangle. The base of the trapezium is 10 cm and the top is 5 cm. Find the area of trapezium.
  4. Hole's angles
    Trapezium2-300x199 I am trying to find an angle. The top of the hole is .625” and the bottom of the hole is .532”. The hole depth is .250” what is the angle of the hole (and what is the formula)?
  5. The tractor
    tractor The tractor sows an average of 1.5 ha per hour. In how many hours does it sows a rectangular trapezoid field with the bases of 635m and 554m and a longer arm 207m?
  6. A kite
    kite2 ABCD is a kite. Angle OBC = 20° and angle OCD = 35°. O is the intersection of diagonals. Find angle ABC, angle ADC and angle BAD.
  7. Rectangular trapezoid
    rt_trapezium In a rectangular trapezoid ABCD with right angles at vertices A and D with sides a = 12cm, b = 13cm, c = 7cm. Find the angles beta and gamma and height v.
  8. The sides 2
    trapezium_7 The sides of a trapezoid are in the ratio 2:5:8:5. The trapezoid’s area is 245. Find the height and the perimeter of the trapezoid.
  9. Trapezium diagonals
    stredova sumernost It is given trapezium ABCD with bases | AB | = 12 cm, |CD| = 8 cm. Point S is the intersection of the diagonals for which |AS| is 6 cm long. Calculate the length of the full diagonal AC.
  10. The size
    trapezium_6 The size of a Trapezium are 3/4×cm, ×cm 2(×+1)cm and 3(×+2)cm long respectively if it's perimeter is 60cm, calculate the length of each side.
  11. Diagonals at right angle
    image22 In the trapezoid ABCD this is given: AB=12cm CD=4cm And diagonals crossed under a right angle. What is the area of this trapezoid ABCD?
  12. Children playground
    lich_5 The playground has the shape of a trapezoid, the parallel sides have a length of 36 m and 21 m, the remaining two sides are 14 m long and 16 m long. Determine the size of the inner trapezoid angles.
  13. One trapezium
    trapezium_5 One trapezium has AB=24M, BC=36M, CD=80M, DA=80M long sides. Find the area.
  14. KLMN trapezoid
    lich_3 The KLMN trapezoid has bases KL 40cm and MN 16cm. On the KL base is point P. The segment NP divides the trapezoid into units with the same area. What is the distance of point P from point K?
  15. Isosceles trapezoid
    lich_2 The old father decided to change the top plate of an isosceles-like trapezoid with the basic dimensions of 120 cm and 60 cm, and the shoulder is 50 centimeters long. How much does it pay for a new plate and a square meter worth 17 euros?
  16. Isosceles trapezium
    rr_lichobeznik_2 Calculate the area of an isosceles trapezium ABCD if a = 10cm, b = 5cm, c = 4cm.
  17. Rectangular trapezoid
    right-trapezium-figure The ABCD rectangular trapezoid with the AB and CD bases is divided by the diagonal AC into two equilateral rectangular triangles. The length of the diagonal AC is 62cm. Calculate trapezium area in cm square and calculate how many differs perimeters of the
  18. The garden
    zahrada_6 The garden has the shape of a rectangular trapezium. The bases have lengths of 27 meters and 36 meters, the trapezoid's height is 12 meters. Calculate how much fence will cost this garden if one meter costs 1.5 €?
  19. MO Z8–I–6 2018
    lich_1 In the KLMN trapeze, KL has a 40 cm base and an MN of 16 cm. Point P lies on the KL line so that the NP segment divides the trapezoid into two parts with the same area. Find the length of the KP line.
  20. Pool
    bazen_10 The prism-shaped pool is 2 m deep with a bottom of the isosceles trapezoid with base dimensions of 10 m and 18 m and arm legs 7 m long and 5.7 m long. During the spring cleaning, the bottom and walls of the pool must be painted. How many m2 of paint shoul

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