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Brahmagupta's FormulaFor a Quadrilateral with sides of length , , , and , the Area is given by
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where
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is the Semiperimeter, is the Angle between and , and is the Angle between and .For a Cyclic Quadrilateral (i.e., a Quadrilateral inscribed in a Circle), , so
where is the Radius of the Circumcircle. If the Quadrilateral is Inscribed in one Circleand Circumscribed on another, then the Area Formula simplifies to
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See also Bretschneider's Formula, Heron's Formula References
Coxeter, H. S. M. and Greitzer, S. L. Geometry Revisited. Washington, DC: Math. Assoc. Amer., pp. 56-60, 1967.Johnson, R. A. Modern Geometry: An Elementary Treatise on the Geometry of the Triangle and the Circle. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, pp. 81-82, 1929.
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