2014 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 9
Problem
Convex quadrilateral 
has 
, 
, 
, 
, and 
, as shown. What is the area of the quadrilateral?
![[asy] pair A=(0,0), B=(-3,0), C=(-3,-4), D=(48/5,-36/5); draw(A--B--C--D--A); label("$A$",A,N); label("$B$",B,NW); label("$C$",C,SW); label("$D$",D,E); draw(rightanglemark(A,B,C,25)); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/d/6/ed685cbdb58e7beeff868e0123c51cd79633def7.png)
Solution
Note that by the pythagorean theorem, 
. Also note that 
is a right angle because 
is a right triangle. The area of the quadrilateral is the sum of the areas of 
and which is equal to
![\[\frac{3\times4}{2} + \frac{5\times12}{2} = 6 + 30 = \boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 36}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/d/6/0/d60d5dac5538495750c4b3cbf16b14c243bd6d22.png)
Video Solution by OmegaLearn
https://youtu.be/4_x1sgcQCp4?t=923
~ pi_is_3.14
See also
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