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A field is in the shape of a trapezium whose parallel sides are `25m` and `10m`. If its non-parallel sides are `14m` and `13m`, find its area.

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`ADBE` is a parallelogram
`AB= DE`
`AD= BE`
`EC= 25 - BE = 15`
value of `s` for `/_\DEC = (13+14+15)/2 = 21 `
area = `sqrt(s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c))`
`= sqrt(21*8*7*6)`
`= 7*3*2^2`
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