From the figure, find the area of quadrilateral ABCD when AC = 4 cm. |
$16 cm^2$ $4 cm^2$ $8 cm^2$ $12 cm^2$ |
$4 cm^2$ |
Area of quadrilateral ABCD = Area of triangle ABC + Area of triangle ADC Area of a triangle = \(\frac{1}{2}\) × Base × Height Area of triangle ABC = \(\frac{1}{2}\) × 4 × 1.8 = 3.6 cm² Area of triangle ADC = \(\frac{1}{2}\) × 4 × 2.2 = 4.4 cm² Now, Area of quadrilateral ABCD = 3.6 + 4.4 = 8cm² The correct answer is Option (2) → $4 cm^2$ |