 | James Thompson - 1808 - Počet stránok 176
...area of a trafiezoid, or quadrangle, <u'o cf •whose opposite sides are parallel. RULE — Multiply the sum of the parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and half the product •will be the area. EXAMPLES. 13. Required the area of a trapezoid whose parallel... | |
 | Peter Nicholson - 1809 - Počet stránok 426
...BF. 14 X36 84 42 504=the area of ABCD. PROBLEM VI. To find the area of a trapezoid. Multiply the half sum of the parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and the product will be the area. EXAMPLE I. What is fhe area of a board or plank in the form of a trapeziod, being 1f. 7i. one end,... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1817 - Počet stránok 306
...perches. PROBLEM VIII. • To find the Area of a Trapezoid. RULE *. Multiply half the sum of the two parallel 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 )•. — 23, D c = 9•5, and CI — 13,... | |
 | Matthew Iley - 1820 - Počet stránok 512
...Content, for an Inch in Depth, of a Quadrilateral having two Parallel unequal Sides. RULE. By the Pen. Multiply half the sum of the parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and divide the product by the number of cubic inches in the proposed integer. By the Sliding Rule. Set... | |
 | Anthony Nesbit - 1824 - Počet stránok 476
...is its area ? Ans. 1131^.2 in. 9 pa. PROBLEM VIII. To find the area of a Irapezoid. RULE. Multiply the sum of the parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and half the product will be the area. Or, half the sum of the sides multiplied by their distance will... | |
 | Peter Nicholson - 1825 - Počet stránok 1046
...42 501 = the arca of ABCD. MENSURATION. Prob. 6. To find the area of a trapezoid. Multiply the half sum of the parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and the product will be the area. Ex. 3. What is the area of a board or plank in the form of a trapezoid, being If. 7¡- at one end,... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - 1826 - Počet stránok 176
...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 chains and the other 12.25, and the... | |
 | Thomas Hornby (land surveyor.) - 1827 - Počet stránok 318
...00000000 2.40000 40 16.00000 Ans. 0A. 2n. 16p. PROBLEM 3. To find the Area of a Trapezoid. RULE. Multiply the sum of the parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and half the product will be the area. EXAMPLE. Required the area of the trapezoid AB CD, whose parallel... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - 1829 - Počet stránok 256
...the area of a trapezoid, or a quadrangle, two of whose opposite sides are parallel. RULE.* Multiply the sum of the parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and half the product will be the EXAMPLES. 1. Required the area of the trapezoid ABCD, whose sides AB and... | |
 | Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - Počet stránok 856
...trapezoid is a quadrilateral, of which two opposite sides are parallel but not equal. RULE. Multiply the sum of the parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and half the product is the area. In the trapezoid ABCD, draw the diagonal AC, and from its extremities... | |
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To find the area of a trapezoid, multiply half the sum of the parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them ; the product will be the area. 
