Find the area of the quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 42 cm, BC = 21 cm, DA = 34 cm and diagonal BD = 20 cm.
Given:
DB = 20 cm
AB = 42 cm
AD = 34 cm
CD = 29 cm
CB = 21 cm
In ∆ABD(scalene),
Area of a scalene triangle = √(s(s-AB)(s-BD)(s-AD))
Where,
⇒ s = 48 cm
Now,
Area of a scalene triangle = √(48cm × (48-42)cm × (48-20)cm × (48-34)cm)
= √(48 cm × 6 cm × 28 cm × 14 cm)
= √112896 cm2
= 336 cm2
Similarly,
In ∆BCD (scalene),
Area of a scalene triangle = √(s(s-BC)(s-CD)(s-BD))
Where,
⇒ s = 35 cm
Now,
Area of a scalene triangle = √(35 cm × (35-29)cm × (35-20)cm × (35-21)cm)
= √(35 cm × 6 cm × 15 cm × 14 cm)
= √44100 cm2
= 210 cm2
Now,
Area of quadrilateral ABCD = Area of ∆ABD + Area of ∆BCD
= 336 cm2 + 210 cm2
= 546 cm2