1. The diagonal of a quadrilateral is of length 8.5 m and the lengths
of the perpendiculars dropped on
it from the remaining opposite
vertices are 3.5 cm and 4.5 cm.
Find the area of the quadrilateral.

Consider the length of diagonal is 8.5 cm instead of 8.5 m because length of perpendiculars are in cm.

Given:

Length of the diagonal of a quadrilateral = 8.5 cm

Lengths  of the perpendiculars dropped on  it from the remaining opposite  vertices are 3.5 cm and 4.5 cm.

To find:

The area of the quadrilateral.

Solution:

Diagonal divides the quadrilateral in 2 triangles. If diagonal is the base of both triangles then the lengths  of the perpendiculars dropped on  it from the remaining opposite  vertices are heights of those triangles.

According to the question,

Triangle 1 :  Base = 8.5 cm and Height = 3.5 cm

Triangle 2 :  Base = 8.5 cm and Height = 4.5 cm

Area of a triangle is

Using this formula, we get

and

Now, area of the quadrilateral is

Therefore, the area of the quadrilateral is 34 cm².

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