The area (in sq. units) of a pentagon whose vertices are (4,3),(−5,6),(0,−7),(3,−6) and (−7,−2) is
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Solution
Given vertices are (4,3),(−5,6),(0,−7),(3,−6) and (−7,−2)
By plotting the vertices we get order of vertices as (4,3),(−5,6),(−7,−2)(0,−7) and (3,−6)
So the required area is, Δ=12∣∣∣x1x2x3x4x5x1y1y2y3y4y5y1∣∣∣=12∣∣∣4−5−703436−2−7−63∣∣∣=12|39+52+49+21+33|=97 sq. units