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Revision as of 10:46, 3 May 2009
The Shoelace Theorem is a nifty formula for finding the area of a polygon given the coordinates of its vertices.
Contents
Theorem
Suppose the polygon has vertices
,
, ... ,
, listed in clockwise order. Then area of
is
The Shoelace Theorem gets its name because if one lists the the coordinates in a column,
and marks the pairs of coordinates to be multiplied, the resulting image looks like laced-up shoes.
Proof
Problems
Introductory
In right triangle , we have
,
, and
. Medians
and
are drawn to sides
and
, respectively.
and
intersect at point
. Find the area of
.
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