Find the area of the quadrilateral.

Step-by-step explanation:

the area of a triangle is baseline × height / 2.

we have 2 major triangles that define this quadrilateral :

A-D-B and C-D-B.

both triangles have the same baseline : M_D + M_B = 14 cm

what we need to do is get the 2 heights M_C and N_A.

N_A we know already : 8 cm

so,

area A-D-B = 14×8/2 = 14×4 = 56 cm²

M_C we get via Pythagoras of the right-angled triangle D-M-C :

D_C² = M_C² + M_D²

10² = M_C² + 6²

100 = M_C² + 36

64 = M_C²

M_C = 8 cm

so,

area C-D-B = 14×8/2 = 56 cm²

so, the total area of the quadrilateral is

56 + 56 = 112 cm²

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