Commonly missed question area of quad using triangle
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This document provides steps to find the area of a shape by first using the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of one side, then using tangent to find an angle to subtract and find another angle, and finally calculating the areas of two triangles that make up the overall shape using standard area formulas.
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Commonly missed question area of quad using triangle
- 2. Note: This is a similar, but not exact same, problem. Find the Area of the Shape
- 3. Step 1: Connect AC. Use Pythagorean theorem to find the length
- 4. Step 2: Use tangent to find angle DCA, then subtract to find ACB
- 5. Find area of ΔADC (1/2 b*h) + ΔABC (1/2 a*b*sinA)