To Find: The area of the trapezoid.
Answer to Problem 31WE
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Here
Now draw the tangents from the point
Then
Using tangents to the
So
So we can write
Now according to segment addition postulate
Now using Pythagoras theorem
Area of trapezoid
Hence, the area of the trapezoid is
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