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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Novojit Saha
+# 02/10/19
+# Calculating area of a trapezium using class
+
+class Trapezium:
+    def __init__(self, base1, base2, height):
+        self.x = base1
+        self.y = base2
+        self.z = height
+
+    def area(self):
+        return 0.5 * (self.x + self.y) * self.z
+
+
+input_base_1 = float( input('Base one value:') )
+input_base_2 = float( input('Base two value:') )
+input_height = float( input('Height value:') )
+
+trap1 = Trapezium(input_base_1, input_base_2, input_height )
+areaOfTrap1 = trap1.area()
+print("The area of the trapezium is " + str(areaOfTrap1))
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