A quadrilateral whose consecutive sides have the lengths ,
,
,
,
where
(1)
and
(2)
Brahmagupta's trapezium is a cyclic quadrilateral
with perpendicular diagonals.
It has area
(3)
circumradius ,
(4)
and the diagonal lengths
All these values are rational if and are. In particular, if and are Pythagorean
triples , the area , circumdiameter, the lengths of the
diagonals are all integers.
See also Brahmagupta's Formula ,
Brahmagupta's Theorem ,
Cyclic
Quadrilateral ,
Trapezium
This entry contributed by Margherita
Barile
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References Eves, H. An Introduction to the History of Mathematics, 3rd ed. New York: Holt, Rinehart
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