MATHCAD Quadrilaterals
MATHCAD Quadrilaterals
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Activity 10
Quadrilaterals
Solve the following problems with the help of your activity 8 which includes useful
plane geometry formulas. Show the figures for each problem and make your solution a
step by step process(if possible include remarks for each step).
1. The length of a side of a square is increased by 100%. Its perimeter is increased by:
a. 25% b. 200%
c. 100% d. 300%
Let;
P = perimeter
x = length of each side
P (square) = 4x
y = increase percentage
P (1st box) = 4x
P (2nd box) = 8x
8 x = 4 x + 4 xy
4 x = 4 xy
y=1
1 ⋅ 100 = 100
2. A man measuring a rectangle "x" meters by "y" meters makes each side 15% too
small. By how many percent will his estimate for the area be too small?
a. 23.55% b. 27.75%
c. 25.67% d. 72.25%
Let;
A = area
A (rectangle) = length x width = xy
A1 = area without constraint
A2 = area with constraint
z = percentage for the area to be too small
A1 = xy
A2 = ((x - 0.15 x)) ((y - 0.15 y)) → A2 = 0.7225 ⋅ x ⋅ y
solve , z
x ⋅ y = ((x - 0.15 x)) ((y - 0.15 y)) + x ⋅ y ⋅ z ――→ 0.2775
z = 0.2775
z = 27.75
3. A piece of wire of length 52 cm is cut into two parts. Each part is then bent to form a
square. It is found that total area of the two squares is 97 sq.cm. The dimension of the
bigger square is:
a. 4 b. 9
c. 3 d. 6
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3. A piece of wire of length 52 cm is cut into two parts. Each part is then bent to form a
square. It is found that total area of the two squares is 97 sq.cm. The dimension of the
bigger square is:
a. 4 b. 9
c. 3 d. 6
Let;
A1 = area of square 1
A2 = area of square 2
⎛ x ⎞2
A1 = ⎜― ⎟
⎝4⎠ 2
⎛ ((52 - x)) ⎞
A2 = ⎜――― ⎟
⎝ 4 ⎠
A1 + A2 = 97
2
⎛ ((52 - x)) ⎞ ⎛ x ⎞2 solve , x ⎡ 36 ⎤
⎜――― ⎟ + ⎜― ⎟ = 97 ――― →⎢ ⎥
⎝ 4 ⎠ ⎝4⎠ ⎣ 16 ⎦
4. The area of a rhombus is 132 sq.cm. If its shorter diagonal is 12cm, the length of the
longer diagonal is: 22cm
a. 23.55% b. 27.75%
c. 25.67% d. 72.25%
None of the above. 22cm
A ≔ 132 cm 2
d1 ≔ 12 cm
⎛A⎞
d2 ≔ 2 ⎜―⎟
⎝ d1 ⎠
d2 = 22 cm
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5. Given a cyclic quadrilateral whose sides are 4cm, 5cm, 8cm and 11 cm. Its area is:
a. 40.25 sq. cm. b. 50.25 sq. cm.
c. 48.65 sq. cm. d. 60.25 sq. cm.
Let;
A (cyclic quadrilateral) = sqrt. ((s-a)(s-b)(s-c)(s-d))
a ≔ 4 cm
b ≔ 5 cm
c ≔ 8 cm
d ≔ 11 cm
a+b+c+d
s ≔ ――――
2
s = 0.14 m
A ≔ ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
((s - a)) ((s - b)) ((s - c)) ((s - d))
A = 40.25 cm 2
6. The sides of a quadrilateral are 10m, 8m, 16m and 20m, respectively. Two opposite
interior angles have a sum of 225 degrees. Find the area of the quadrilateral in sq. m.
a. 140.33 sq. cm. b. 150.33 sq. cm.
c. 145.33 sq. cm. d. 155.33 sq. cm.
a ≔ 10 m
b≔8 m
c ≔ 16 m
d ≔ 20 m
θ ≔ 225 deg
a+b+c+d
s ≔ ――――
2
s = 27 m
‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ 2
⎛ ⎛1 ⎞⎞
A ≔ ((s - a)) ((s - b)) ((s - c)) ((s - d)) - a ⋅ b ⋅ c ⋅ d ⋅ ⎜cos ⎜―((θ))⎟⎟
⎝ ⎝2 ⎠⎠
A = 145.334 m 2
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8. A corner lot of land is 35 m on one street and 25 m on the other street. The angle
between the two lines of the street being 82 ° . The other two lines of the lot are
respectively perpendicular to the lines of the streets. What is the worth pf the lot if its
unit price is P2500 per square meter?
a. P1,978,456 b. P2,234,023
c. P1,588,045 d. P1,884,050
Let A1 = area of first triangle
a ≔ 35 m
b ≔ 25 m
θ ≔ 82 deg
γ ≔ 98 deg
d ≔ ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
a 2 + b 2 - 2 ⋅ a ⋅ b ⋅ cos ((θ))
d = 40.081 m
1
A1 ≔ ―⋅ a ⋅ b ⋅ sin ((θ))
2
A1 = 433.242 m 2
d b
――― = ――――
sin ((82)) sin ((90 - α))
⎛ b ⋅ sin ((θ)) ⎞
α ≔ 90 deg - asin ⎜―――⎟ α = 51.853 deg
⎝ d ⎠
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α ≔ 90 deg - asin ⎜―――⎟ Quadrilaterals
⎛ b ⋅ sin ((θ)) ⎞
⎝ d ⎠
d x
――― = ―――
sin ((γ)) sin ((α))
d ⋅ sin ((α))
x ≔ ―――
sin ((γ))
x = 31.83 m
1
A2 ≔ ―⋅ x ⋅ d ⋅ sin ((180 deg - α - γ))
2
A2 = 320.357 m 2
At ≔ A1 + A2
At = 753.599 m 2
⎛ 2500 ⎞
P ≔ At ⋅ ⎜―― 2 ⎟
⎝ m ⎠
P = 1883997.135 pesos
9. Determine the area of the quadrilateral having (8,-2), (5,6), (4,1) and (-7,4) as
consecutive vertices.
a. 22 sq. units b. 32 sq. units
c. 44 sq. units d. 48 sq. units
x y
((m))
8 -2
5 6
y
4 1
-7 4 6
8 -2 d1 5
d5 3 d4
2 d2
d3 1 x ((m))
0
-7.5 -6 -4.5 -3 -1.5 0 1.5 3 4.5 6 7.5 9
-1
-2
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Big triangle
‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
2 2
d1 ≔ ((-7 - 5)) + ((4 - 6))
d1 = 12.166
‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
2 2
d2 ≔ ((5 - 8)) + ((6 + 2))
d2 = 8.544
‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
2 2
d3 ≔ ((-7 - 8)) + ((4 + 2))
d3 = 16.155
⎛⎝d1 + d2 + d3⎞⎠
s1 ≔ ―――――
2
A1 ≔ ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
s1 ⋅ ⎛⎝⎛⎝s1 - d1⎞⎠ ⋅ ⎛⎝s1 - d2⎞⎠ ⋅ ⎛⎝s1 - d3⎞⎠⎞⎠
A1 = 51
Small triangle
‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
2 2
d4 ≔ ((5 - 4)) + ((6 - 1))
d4 = 5.099
‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
2 2
d5 ≔ ((-7 - 4)) + ((4 - 1))
d5 = 11.402
⎛⎝d4 + d5 + d1⎞⎠
s2 ≔ ―――――
2
A2 ≔ ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
s2 ⋅ ⎛⎝⎛⎝s2 - d1⎞⎠ ⋅ ⎛⎝s2 - d4⎞⎠ ⋅ ⎛⎝s2 - d5⎞⎠⎞⎠
A2 = 29
10. A trapezoid has an area of 36 m 2 and altitude of 2m. Its two bases in meters have
ratio of 4:5, the bases are:
a. 12, 15 b. 16, 20
c. 7, 11 d. 8, 10
((x + y))
Area = ――― ((h))
2
x 4
― =―
y 5
4
x = ―y
5
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4
x = ―y
5
⎛9 ⎞
⎜―y⎟
⎝5 ⎠
Area = ―― ((h))
2
⎛⎛ 9 ⎞ ⎞
⎜⎜―y⎟ ((2))⎟
⎝⎝ 5 ⎠ ⎠
36 = ――――
2
y = 20
4
x = ―y
5
x = 16