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what is the area of the quadrilateral? 7 in, 16 in, 10 in, 6 in
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To find the area of a quadrilateral when the lengths of all four sides are known, we can use Brahmagupta's formula, which is applicable for cyclic quadrilaterals. However, the quadrilateral needs to be cyclic (i.e., it can be inscribed in a circle) for the formula to apply. The four sides you've provided are 7 in, 16 in, 10 in, and 6 in.
We first calculate the semi-perimeter \( s \):
\[
s = \frac{a + b + c + d}{2} = \frac{7 + 16 + 10 + 6}{2} = \frac{39}{2} = 19.5 \text{ in}
\]
Next, we can plug the values into Brahmagupta's formula:
\[
A = \sqrt{(s - a)(s - b)(s - c)(s - d)}
\]
Substituting the values:
- \( a = 7 \)
- \( b = 16 \)
- \( c = 10 \)
- \( d = 6 \)
We can now plug these into the equation:
\[
A = \sqrt{(19.5 - 7)(19.5 - 16)(19.5 - 10)(19.5 - 6)}
\]
Calculating each term:
- \( s - a = 19.5 - 7 = 12.5 \)
- \( s - b = 19.5 - 16 = 3.5 \)
- \( s - c = 19.5 - 10 = 9.5 \)
- \( s - d = 19.5 - 6 = 13.5 \)
Now substituting these into the area formula:
\[
A = \sqrt{12.5 \times 3.5 \times 9.5 \times 13.5}
\]
Calculating the product:
\[
12.5 \times 3.5 = 43.75
\]
\[
9.5 \times 13.5 = 128.25
\]
\[
43.75 \times 128.25 \approx 5617.1875
\]
Taking the square root:
\[
A \approx \sqrt{5617.1875} \approx 74.93
\]
Therefore, the area of the quadrilateral is approximately \( 74.93 \) square inches.
Please keep in mind that this calculation assumes that the quadrilateral can be inscribed in a circle. If it cannot, we would need more information (such as angles or the diagonals) to accurately calculate the area.
We first calculate the semi-perimeter \( s \):
\[
s = \frac{a + b + c + d}{2} = \frac{7 + 16 + 10 + 6}{2} = \frac{39}{2} = 19.5 \text{ in}
\]
Next, we can plug the values into Brahmagupta's formula:
\[
A = \sqrt{(s - a)(s - b)(s - c)(s - d)}
\]
Substituting the values:
- \( a = 7 \)
- \( b = 16 \)
- \( c = 10 \)
- \( d = 6 \)
We can now plug these into the equation:
\[
A = \sqrt{(19.5 - 7)(19.5 - 16)(19.5 - 10)(19.5 - 6)}
\]
Calculating each term:
- \( s - a = 19.5 - 7 = 12.5 \)
- \( s - b = 19.5 - 16 = 3.5 \)
- \( s - c = 19.5 - 10 = 9.5 \)
- \( s - d = 19.5 - 6 = 13.5 \)
Now substituting these into the area formula:
\[
A = \sqrt{12.5 \times 3.5 \times 9.5 \times 13.5}
\]
Calculating the product:
\[
12.5 \times 3.5 = 43.75
\]
\[
9.5 \times 13.5 = 128.25
\]
\[
43.75 \times 128.25 \approx 5617.1875
\]
Taking the square root:
\[
A \approx \sqrt{5617.1875} \approx 74.93
\]
Therefore, the area of the quadrilateral is approximately \( 74.93 \) square inches.
Please keep in mind that this calculation assumes that the quadrilateral can be inscribed in a circle. If it cannot, we would need more information (such as angles or the diagonals) to accurately calculate the area.