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Algebra.Com's Answer #569924 by Edwin McCravy(20065)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "We use Bretschneider's formula:\r\n" );
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document.write( "If a, b, c, and d are the sides of a convex quadrilateral, and s is the\r\n" );
document.write( "semiperimeter, \"s=%28a%2Bb%2Bc%2Bd%29%2F2\" and \"alpha\" and \"gamma\" are two opposite angles, \r\n" );
document.write( "then the area A of the quadrilateral is given by\r\n" );
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document.write( "First we calculate s with a=10, b=5, c=14.14, d=15,\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"s=semiperimeter=%28a%2Bb%2Bc%2Bd%29%2F2=%2810%2B5%2B14.14%2B15%29%2F2=44.14%2F2=22.07\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then using that and \"alpha%2Bgamma=%22225%B0%22\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "A = 91.89795801035699017470925314054801987941948129813875441889863... cm².\r\n" );
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