document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1112853>Question 1112853</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A quadrilateral circumscribing a circle has 3 sides; 5 inches, 4 inches and 5.74 inches. Find the fourth side if the radius of the circle is 2.5 inches. Find also the area of the quadrilateral. Please explain. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5 + 5.74 = 4 + x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10.74 = 4 + x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 10.74 - 4 = 6.74 inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = r * s, where r is the radius and s is the semi-perimeter<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 2.5 * (5 +5.74 +4 +6.74) / 2 = 26.85 square inches<BR>\n" );
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