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" To find the area of a trapezoid. RULE. Multiply half the sum of the two parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them : the product will be the area. "
A System of Geometry and Trigonometry: Together with a Treatise on Surveying ... - Page 33
by Abel Flint - 1804 - 168 pages
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Mathematics: Compiled from the Best Authors and Intended to be the ..., Volume 2

Mathematics - 1801 - 658 pages
...street. • t Ans. 76- 1 2333 35 feet. PROBLEM IV. 7o f:nd tlie area of a trapezoid. • RULE.* Multiply the sum of the two parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and half the product will be the area. • EXAMPLES. * DEMONSTRATION. or (because B»=DE) =-, .-. A...
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The complete measurer: or, The whole art of measuring, containing the ...

Thomas Keith - 1817 - 306 pages
...trapezium 85342'2885 yards, or 17•6327 acres; or 17 acres. <• 2 roods 21 perches. PROBLEM VIII. • To find the Area of a Trapezoid. RULE *. Multiply...sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and the product will be the area. Example 1. Let AB c D JE. be a trapezoid, the side '-. A )•. —...
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A Treatise on Practical Gauging

Anthony Nesbit, W. Little - Measurement - 1822 - 916 pages
...Ant. 97.3383 bushels. PROBLEM VII. To Jind the area of a trapezoid. RULE. • By the Pen. Multiply the sum of the two parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and half the product will be the area in square inches. Divide this area by 2 82, 231, and 2150.42,...
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The Operative Mechanic, and British Machinist: Being a Practical ..., Volume 1

John Nicholson - Machinery - 1825 - 822 pages
...square 63 I 189 of AB has been subtracted. 3 I 189 Prob. 4. To find the Area of aTrapezoid. Multiply the sum of the two parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and half the product will be the area. Ex. In a trapezoid, the parallel sides are AB 7, and CD 12,...
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The Youth's Assistant in Theoretick and Practical Arithmetic

Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1826 - 176 pages
...rods ; what is the area ? Ans. 54.299 rods. I Problem III. Tojind the area of a trapezoid. :BuLE.— Multiply half the sum of the two parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and the product will be the area. Examples. 1. One of the two parallel sides of a trapezoid is 7.5...
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Elements of Geometry and Trigonometry: With an Easy and Concise System of ...

James Hale - Surveying - 1829 - 124 pages
...(See Def. 32, 33, and 35, Part. 1, Sec. 1.) PROBLEM VI. To find the Area of a Trapezoid. (See Def.M.) Multiply half the sum of the two Parallel Sides by the Perpendicular Height, the Product is the Area. PROBLEM VII. To find the Area of a Trapezium. (See Def. 36 and S7.)...
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The Builder's Practical Guide: Containing a Complete Explanation of the ...

John Nicholson (Civil engineer) - Building - 1830 - 240 pages
...square 63 I 189 of AB has been subtracted. 3 I 189 Prob. 4. To find the Area of aTrapezoid. Multiply the sum of the two parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and half the product will be the area. Ex. In a trapezoid, the parallel sides are AB 7, and CD 12,...
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A New and Easy Introduction to the Mathematics: Containing. A system of ...

Ira Wanzer - Arithmetic - 1831 - 408 pages
...many acres are contained in a triangle whose sides are 30, 40, and 50 rods? Ans. 3f A. PROBLEM V, — To find the area of a Trapezoid. RULE. — Multiply...sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and the pr«' duct will be the area. Ex. How many square feet are contained in a board which is 12...
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The Youth's Assistant in Theoretic and Practical Arithmetic: Designed for ...

Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1832 - 186 pages
...16, 11 and 10 rods ; what is the area ? Ans. 54.299 rods. 307. To find the area of a trapezoid. (65) RULE. — Multiply half the sum of the two parallel...sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and the product will be the area. 1. One of the two parallel sides of a trapezoid is 7.5 chains, and...
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The Youth's Assistant in Theorhetic [sic] and Practical Arithmetic: Designed ...

Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1832 - 186 pages
...16, 11 and 10 rods ; what is the area ? Ans. 54.299 rods. 307. To find (he. area of a trapezoid. (65) RULE. — Multiply half the sum of the two parallel...sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and the product will be the area. 1. One of the two parallel sides of a trapezoid is 7.5 chains, and...
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