Question

Find the area of the given quadrilateral ABCD. It is given that the length of BD, AE, and BC are 28 cm, 12 cm, and 8 cm, respectively.

Answer 1

It is given that DB = 28 cm, AE = 12 cm, and BC = 8 cm.
AE and BC are perpendicular to diagonal BD.
Area of quadrilateral ABCD = Area of $\Delta$ ABD + Area of $\Delta$ BDC
= $\frac{1}{2}$ $\times$ DB $\times$ AE + $\frac{1}{2}$ $\times$ DB $\times$ BC
= $\frac{1}{2}$ $\times$ DB $\times$ (AE + BC)
= $\frac{1}{2}$ $\times$ 28 $\times$ (12 + 8)
= 280 $c{m}^2$