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Post-UTME Mathematics 2013 Objective — Question 42

Question 42 of 100 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) Mathematics 2013 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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Fig4 shows a trapezium. The height is 8m, one parallel side is 10m and the area is 104m². Find the other parallel side.

  • A. 16mCorrect
  • B. 10m
  • C. 13m
  • D. 10.4m

Explanation

Area=½(a+b)h → 104=½(10+b)(8)=4(10+b) → 10+b=26 → b=16m.

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