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== Solution 2 ==
<cmath>[ACD] = \frac{24 \cdot 20}{2}=240</cmath>
<cmath>[ABC] = \frac{12 \cdot 16}{2}=96</cmath>
Therefore, <math>[ABCD] = 240-96=144</math>


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==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 09:39, 12 July 2021

Problem

$ABCD$ is a concave quadrilateral with $AB = 12$, $BC = 16$, $AD = CD = 26$, and $\angle ABC=90^\circ$. Find the area of $ABCD$.

Solution

Notice that $[ABCD] = [ADC] - [ABC]$ and $AC = \sqrt{12^2 + 16^2} = 20$ by the Pythagorean Thereom. We then have that the area of triangle of $ADC$ is $\frac{20 \cdot \sqrt{26^2 - 10^2}}{2} = 240$, and the area of triangle $ABC$ is $\frac{12 \cdot 16}{2} = 96$, so the area of quadrilateral $ABCD$ is $240 - 96 = 144$.

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Solution 2

\[[ACD] = \frac{24 \cdot 20}{2}=240\] \[[ABC] = \frac{12 \cdot 16}{2}=96\] Therefore, $[ABCD] = 240-96=144$

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See also

  1. Other 2021 JMPSC Sprint Problems
  2. 2021 JMPSC Sprint Answer Key
  3. All JMPSC Problems and Solutions

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