SOLUTION: How do you find the area of a quadrilateral?

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Question 192621: How do you find the area of a quadrilateral?
Found 2 solutions by RAY100, solver91311:
Answer by RAY100(1637) About Me  (Show Source):
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usually area = base * height
remember height is altitude from base to top of quadrilateral

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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That would depend a great deal on what sort of information you were given about the quadrilateral and whether or not the quadrilateral were one of the 6 special types of quadrilateral or simply a general irregular quadrilateral.


John