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'''Brahmagupta's formula''' is a [[formula]] for determining the [[area]] of a [[cyclic quadrilateral]] given only the four side lengths.
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'''Brahmagupta's Formula''' is a [[formula]] for determining the [[area]] of a [[cyclic quadrilateral]] given only the four side [[length]]s, given as follows: <cmath>[ABCD] = \sqrt{(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)(s-d)}</cmath> where <math>a</math>, <math>b</math>, <math>c</math>, <math>d</math> are the four side lengths and <math>s = \frac{a+b+c+d}{2}</math>.
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==Proofs==
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If we draw <math>AC</math>, we find that <math>[ABCD]=\frac{ab\sin B}{2}+\frac{cd\sin D}{2}=\frac{ab\sin B+cd\sin D}{2}</math>. Since <math>B+D=180^\circ</math>, <math>\sin B=\sin D</math>. Hence, <math>[ABCD]=\frac{\sin B(ab+cd)}{2}</math>. Multiplying by 2 and squaring, we get:
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<cmath>4[ABCD]^2=\sin^2 B(ab+cd)^2</cmath>
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Substituting <math>\sin^2B=1-\cos^2B</math> results in
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<cmath>4[ABCD]^2=(1-\cos^2B)(ab+cd)^2=(ab+cd)^2-\cos^2B(ab+cd)^2</cmath>
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By the [[Law of Cosines]], <math>a^2+b^2-2ab\cos B=c^2+d^2-2cd\cos D</math>. <math>\cos B=-\cos D</math>, so a little rearranging gives
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<cmath>2\cos B(ab+cd)=a^2+b^2-c^2-d^2</cmath>
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<cmath>4[ABCD]^2=(ab+cd)^2-\frac{1}{4}(a^2+b^2-c^2-d^2)^2</cmath>
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<cmath>16[ABCD]^2=4(ab+cd)^2-(a^2+b^2-c^2-d^2)^2</cmath>
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<cmath>16[ABCD]^2=(2(ab+cd)+(a^2+b^2-c^2-d^2))(2(ab+cd)-(a^2+b^2-c^2-d^2))</cmath>
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<cmath>16[ABCD]^2=(a^2+2ab+b^2-c^2+2cd-d^2)(-a^2+2ab-b^2+c^2+2cd+d^2)</cmath>
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<cmath>16[ABCD]^2=((a+b)^2-(c-d)^2)((c+d)^2-(a-b)^2)</cmath>
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<cmath>16[ABCD]^2=(a+b+c-d)(a+b-c+d)(c+d+a-b)(c+d-a+b)</cmath>
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<cmath>16[ABCD]^2=16(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)(s-d)</cmath>
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<cmath>[ABCD]=\sqrt{(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)(s-d)}</cmath>
  
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== Definition ==
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== Similar formulas ==
  
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Given a cyclic quadrilateral has side lengths <math>{a}, {b}, {c}, {d}</math>, the area <math>{K}</math> can be found as:
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[[Bretschneider's formula]] gives a formula for the area of a non-cyclic quadrilateral given only the side lengths; applying [[Ptolemy's Theorem]] to Bretschneider's.
  
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<math>K = \sqrt{(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)(s-d)}</math>
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Brahmagupta's formula reduces to [[Heron's formula]] by setting the side length <math>{d}=0</math>.
  
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where the [[semiperimeter]] <math>s=\frac{a+b+c+d}{2}</math>.
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A similar formula which Brahmagupta derived for the area of a general quadrilateral is
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<cmath>[ABCD]^2=(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)(s-d)-abcd\cos^2\left({\frac{B+D}{2}}\right)</cmath>
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<cmath>[ABCD]=\sqrt{(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)(s-d)-abcd\cos^2\left({\frac{B+D}{2}}\right)}</cmath>
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where <math>s=\frac{a+b+c+d}{2}</math> is the [[semiperimeter]] of the quadrilateral. What happens when the quadrilateral is cyclic?
  
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== Similar formulas ==
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== Problems ==
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=== Intermediate ===
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*<math>ABCD</math> is a cyclic quadrilateral that has an inscribed circle. The diagonals of <math>ABCD</math> intersect at <math>P</math>. If <math>AB = 1, CD = 4,</math> and <math>BP : DP = 3 : 8,</math> then the area of the inscribed circle of <math>ABCD</math> can be expressed as <math>\frac{p\pi}{q}</math>, where <math>p</math> and <math>q</math> are relatively prime positive integers. Determine <math>p + q</math>. ([[Mock AIME 3 Pre 2005 Problems/Problem 7|Source]])
  
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[[Bretschneider's formula]] gives a formula for the area of a non-cyclic quadrilateral given only the side lengths; applying [[Ptolemy's Theorem]] to Bretschneider's formula reduces it to Brahmagupta's formula.
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*Quadrilateral <math>ABCD</math> with side lengths <math>AB=7, BC=24, CD=20, DA=15</math> is inscribed in a circle. The area interior to the circle but exterior to the quadrilateral can be written in the form <math>\frac{a\pi-b}{c},</math> where <math>a,b,</math> and <math>c</math> are positive integers such that <math>a</math> and <math>c</math> have no common prime factor. What is <math>a+b+c?</math> ([[2022 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 15|Source]])
  
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Brahmagupta's formula reduces to [[Heron's formula]] by setting the side length <math>{d}=0</math>.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:35, 29 October 2024

Brahmagupta's Formula is a formula for determining the area of a cyclic quadrilateral given only the four side lengths, given as follows: \[[ABCD] = \sqrt{(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)(s-d)}\] where $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$ are the four side lengths and $s = \frac{a+b+c+d}{2}$.

Proofs

If we draw $AC$, we find that $[ABCD]=\frac{ab\sin B}{2}+\frac{cd\sin D}{2}=\frac{ab\sin B+cd\sin D}{2}$. Since $B+D=180^\circ$, $\sin B=\sin D$. Hence, $[ABCD]=\frac{\sin B(ab+cd)}{2}$. Multiplying by 2 and squaring, we get: \[4[ABCD]^2=\sin^2 B(ab+cd)^2\] Substituting $\sin^2B=1-\cos^2B$ results in \[4[ABCD]^2=(1-\cos^2B)(ab+cd)^2=(ab+cd)^2-\cos^2B(ab+cd)^2\] By the Law of Cosines, $a^2+b^2-2ab\cos B=c^2+d^2-2cd\cos D$. $\cos B=-\cos D$, so a little rearranging gives \[2\cos B(ab+cd)=a^2+b^2-c^2-d^2\] \[4[ABCD]^2=(ab+cd)^2-\frac{1}{4}(a^2+b^2-c^2-d^2)^2\] \[16[ABCD]^2=4(ab+cd)^2-(a^2+b^2-c^2-d^2)^2\] \[16[ABCD]^2=(2(ab+cd)+(a^2+b^2-c^2-d^2))(2(ab+cd)-(a^2+b^2-c^2-d^2))\] \[16[ABCD]^2=(a^2+2ab+b^2-c^2+2cd-d^2)(-a^2+2ab-b^2+c^2+2cd+d^2)\] \[16[ABCD]^2=((a+b)^2-(c-d)^2)((c+d)^2-(a-b)^2)\] \[16[ABCD]^2=(a+b+c-d)(a+b-c+d)(c+d+a-b)(c+d-a+b)\] \[16[ABCD]^2=16(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)(s-d)\] \[[ABCD]=\sqrt{(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)(s-d)}\]

Similar formulas

Bretschneider's formula gives a formula for the area of a non-cyclic quadrilateral given only the side lengths; applying Ptolemy's Theorem to Bretschneider's.

Brahmagupta's formula reduces to Heron's formula by setting the side length ${d}=0$.

A similar formula which Brahmagupta derived for the area of a general quadrilateral is \[[ABCD]^2=(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)(s-d)-abcd\cos^2\left({\frac{B+D}{2}}\right)\] \[[ABCD]=\sqrt{(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)(s-d)-abcd\cos^2\left({\frac{B+D}{2}}\right)}\] where $s=\frac{a+b+c+d}{2}$ is the semiperimeter of the quadrilateral. What happens when the quadrilateral is cyclic?

Problems

Intermediate

  • $ABCD$ is a cyclic quadrilateral that has an inscribed circle. The diagonals of $ABCD$ intersect at $P$. If $AB = 1, CD = 4,$ and $BP : DP = 3 : 8,$ then the area of the inscribed circle of $ABCD$ can be expressed as $\frac{p\pi}{q}$, where $p$ and $q$ are relatively prime positive integers. Determine $p + q$. (Source)
  • Quadrilateral $ABCD$ with side lengths $AB=7, BC=24, CD=20, DA=15$ is inscribed in a circle. The area interior to the circle but exterior to the quadrilateral can be written in the form $\frac{a\pi-b}{c},$ where $a,b,$ and $c$ are positive integers such that $a$ and $c$ have no common prime factor. What is $a+b+c?$ (Source)
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