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The area of a trapezium is 262.5 sq cm and the perpendicular distance between its parallel sides is 15 cm, what is the sum of its parallel sides?

Given:


Area of trapezium = 262.5 sq cm.


Perpendicular distance = 15 cm


Sum of parallel sides =


⇒ Sum of parallel sides = 35 cm


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