Quadrilateral - Areas and Properties

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Rectangle: Area = l × b, Diagonal = $$\sqrt{(l² + b²)}$$.

Square: Area = a², Diagonal = a$$\sqrt{2}$$.

Rhombus: Side = $$\sqrt{((d₁/2)² + (d₂/2)²)}$$.

Median of a trapezium (mid-segment) = (sum of parallel sides)/2.

For a trapezium, Area = 1/2 * sum of parallel sides * distance between them.

For a parallelogram, Area = Base * Height = Product of two sides * sine of the included angle.

For a rhombus, Area = 1/2 * Product of diagonals.

The sum of the three sides of a quadrilateral must be greater than the fourth side.


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      Question 1

      If a rhombus has area 12 sq cm and side length 5 cm, then the length, in cm, of its longer diagonal is

      Question 2

      The sides AB and CD of a trapezium ABCD are parallel, with AB being the smaller side. P is the midpoint of CD and ABPD is a parallelogram. If the difference between the areas of the parallelogram ABPD and the triangle BPC is 10 sq cm, then the area, in sq cm, of the trapezium ABCD is

      Question 3

      The cost of fencing a rectangular plot is ₹ 200 per ft along one side, and ₹ 100 per ft along the three other sides. If the area of the rectangular plot is 60000 sq. ft, then the lowest possible cost of fencing all four sides, in INR, is

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