The sides of the triangle are 13 cm, 14 cm and 15 cm. A line parallel to the largest side of the triangle cuts off a trapezoid with a perimeter of 39 cm. Calculate the area of the trapezoid.
The two purple height lines of the trapezoid created by the red line divide the trapezoid into an upper and a lower right-angled triangle and a central rectangle.
Triangles ABC and A1B1C are similar to each other therefore, it can be written: