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Q2. Find the area of a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 3 cm, BC = 4 cm, CD = 4 cm, DA = 5 cm and AC = 5 cm.

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From the figure:

quadrilateral area heron

We have joined the AC to form two triangles so that the calculation of the area will be easy.

The area of the triangle ABC can be calculated by Heron's formula:

So, the semi-perimeter, where $a = 3 cm,\ b =4cm\ and\ c = 5cm.$

$s = \frac{a+b+c}{2} = \frac{3+4+5}{2} = 6cm$

Heron's Formula for calculating the area:

$A = \sqrt{s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)}$

$= \sqrt{6(6-3)(6-4)(6-5)}= \sqrt{6(3)(2)(1)} = \sqrt{36} = 6\ cm^2$

And the sides of the triangle ACD are $a' =4cm,\ b' = 5cm\ and\ c' = 5cm.$

So, the semi-perimeter of the triangle:

$s' = \frac{a'+b'+c'}{2} = \frac{4+5+5}{2} = \frac{14}{2} = 7cm$

Therefore, the area will be given by, Heron's formula

$A = \sqrt{s'(s'-a')(s'-b')(s'-c')}$ .

$= \sqrt{7(7-4)(7-5)(7-5)}$

$= \sqrt{7(3)(2)(2)} = 2\sqrt{21} = 9.2\ cm^2\ \ \ \ (Approx.)$

Then, the total area of the quadrilateral will be:

$= Area\ of\ triangle\ ABC + Area\ of\ triangle\ ACD$

$\Rightarrow$ $Total\ area\ of\ quadrilateral\ ABCD = 6+9.2 = 15.2\ cm^2$

Hence, the area of the quadrilateral ABCD is $15.2 \ cm^2.$

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