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In Euclidean geometry, Brahmagupta's formula, named after the 7th century Indian mathematician, is used to find the area of any convex cyclic quadrilateral (one that can be inscribed in a circle) given the lengths of the sides. Its generalized version, Bretschneider's formula, can be used with non-cyclic quadrilateral.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 December 2024. Indian mathematician and astronomer (598–668) Brahmagupta Born c. 598 CE Bhillamala, Gurjaradesa, Chavda kingdom (modern day Bhinmal, Rajasthan, India) Died c. 668 CE (aged c. 69–70) Ujjain, Chalukya Empire (modern day Madhya Pradesh, India) Known for Rules for computing with Zero ...
In geometry, Brahmagupta's theorem states that if a cyclic quadrilateral is orthodiagonal (that is, has perpendicular diagonals), then the perpendicular to a side from the point of intersection of the diagonals always bisects the opposite side. [1] It is named after the Indian mathematician Brahmagupta (598-668). [2]
A Brahmagupta triangle is a triangle whose side lengths are consecutive positive integers and area is a positive integer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The triangle whose side lengths are 3, 4, 5 is a Brahmagupta triangle and so also is the triangle whose side lengths are 13, 14, 15.
Heron's formula is a special case of Brahmagupta's formula for the area of a cyclic quadrilateral. Heron's formula and Brahmagupta's formula are both special cases of Bretschneider's formula for the area of a quadrilateral. Heron's formula can be obtained from Brahmagupta's formula or Bretschneider's formula by setting one of the sides of the ...
Bretschneider's formula generalizes Brahmagupta's formula for the area of a cyclic quadrilateral, which in turn generalizes Heron's formula for the area of a triangle.. The trigonometric adjustment in Bretschneider's formula for non-cyclicality of the quadrilateral can be rewritten non-trigonometrically in terms of the sides and the diagonals e and f to give [2] [3]
This formula cannot be used if the quadrilateral is a right kite, since the denominator is zero in that case. If M, N are the midpoints of the diagonals, and E, F are the intersection points of the extensions of opposite sides, then the area of a bicentric quadrilateral is given by
Brahmagupta's formula: ... Formulae derived to calculate the area of an ellipse and ... Gregg (1995), "Euclidean Geometry in the Mathematical Tradition ...