Find Area and Perimeter - Trapezoid Calculator
getcalc.com's Trapezoid calculator is an online basic geometry tool to find the area and perimeter of Trapezoid, in both US customary and metric (SI) units.
Steps to Find Area and Perimeter of a Trapezoid
The step by step workout for how to find what is the area and perimeter of a trapezoid.Workout :
step 1 Address the formula input parameter and values
Base 1 = 10 in
Base 2 = 5 in
Side 1 = 10 in
Side 2 = 8 in
step 2 Apply base values and side values in below Area formula
Height h = √s1² - (b2 - b1)²
= √10² - (5 - 10)² in
= √10² - (-5)² in
= √100 - (25) in
= √75 in
Height h = 8.6603 in
step 3 Substitute height value in Trapezoid Area formula
Area A = h (b1 + b2)2
= 8.6603 (10 + 5)2in²
= 8.6603 x 152in²
= 129.90452in²
Area = 64.9519 in²
step 4 Apply base values and side values in perimeter formula
Perimeter P = b1 + b2 + s1 + s1
= 10 + 5 + 10 + 8 in
Perimeter P = 33 in
Trapezoid and Formulas
Trapezoid is a two dimensional plane or geometric shape represents quadrilateral with either no sides parallel to each other or with only two sides are parallel to each other in SI and US customary units measurements. The parallel sides and other two sides are called the base and lateral sides respectively. K-12 students may refer the below formulas to know what are all the parameters are being used to find the area and perimeter of trapezoid.
