cyclic quadrilateral!

Geometry Level 4

Find the area of a cyclic quadrilateral whose two sides measure 4 and 5 units, and one of its diagonal coincides with a diameter of the circle. Suppose the radius of the circumscribing circle is 2 3 \sqrt {3} units. Show your answer in 1 decimal place.


The answer is 23.3.

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4 solutions

Shagun Vaish
Apr 11, 2014

We will divide the cyclic Quadrilateral into 2 triangles. Since diagonals coincide at the center, Each is a right angled triangle. By the property, each angle subtended by diameter is on the arc is a right angle. Thus, we can find the other two sides of the quadrilateral. Lets assume them to be x & y. ( 4 sqrt(3))^2 = (5)^2 + x^2 (Pythagoras theorem) ( 4 sqrt(3))^2 = (4)^2 + x^2 (Pythagoras theorem)

x= sqrt(23) = 4.7 & y = 4*sqrt(2) = 5.7

Now, finding out the area of two triangles and adding them gives us the area of the quadrilateral.

Triangle 1 = 1/2 * 5 4.7 = 11.9 Triangle 2 = 1/2 * 4 5.7 = 11.4

Adding both, 23.3

Apply pythagorean theorem on A B C \triangle ABC , we have

B C = ( 4 3 ) 2 4 2 = 32 BC=\sqrt{(4\sqrt{3})^2-4^2}=\sqrt{32}

Apply pythagorean theorem on A D C \triangle ADC , we have

C D = ( 4 3 ) 2 5 2 = 23 CD=\sqrt{(4\sqrt{3})^2-5^2}=\sqrt{23}

The area of the quadrilateral is therefore,

A = 1 2 ( 4 ) ( 32 ) + 1 2 ( 5 ) ( 23 ) A=\dfrac{1}{2}(4)(\sqrt{32})+\dfrac{1}{2}(5)(\sqrt{23})\approx 23.3 \boxed{23.3}

Note:

If a triangle is inscribed in a circle and one of its side is the diameter of the circle, the triangle is a right triangle.

Kaif Ahsan
Apr 17, 2014

The diagonal coincides of the quadrilateral are the diameter of the circle. Let, AB= 4 units and DC=5 units. The radius is 2* rootover3. So, the diameter, AC= 4* rootover3 Applying Pythagoras , we get the values of BC and AD. Thus, the area of the quadrilateral will be= area of triangle ADC + area of triangle ABC. Answer= 23.3

John Smith
Dec 6, 2016

bretschneider's formula given sides 4, 5, 4root6 - 4, and 4root6 - 5. semiperimeter (9 + (8root6 - 9)) / 2 = S ((S-4)(S-5)(S-(4root6))(S-(4root6-5))-((4x5x(4root6 - 4)x(4root6 - 5))(1+cos180)/2))^(1/2) =23.3

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