Skip to main content
OlympiadHQ

Browse · MATH

Print

jmc

geometry intermediate

Problem

A quadrilateral in the plane has vertices , , and . How many square units is the area of the quadrilateral?
Solution
The quadrilateral is shown below: Divide the quadrilateral into two triangles with the dashed line. We will find the area of these two triangles separately. Since is horizontal, the area of triangle is half the product of the length multiplied by the length of the vertical altitude from to line , or . Since is vertical, the area of triangle is half the product of the length multiplied by the length of the horizontal altitude from to line , or . The area of the entire quadrilateral is square units.
Final answer
3008