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Trapezoid Area Calculator

A trapezoid's area from its two parallel sides and the height between them.

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The unit of every length you enter.

At right angles to the parallel sides.

 

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How it's calculated

Area = (a + b) ÷ 2 × h

Gives the area of a trapezoid (trapezium in UK English): the average of the two parallel sides times the distance between them. It is how you find the area of a tapering plot, a sloped wall end or a roof hip face.

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