Problem:
Let be a convex quadrilateral such that and . We are also given that
Determine the length of the diagonal .
Solutions — 2
Solution 1
Solution:
Since and , we can fit four copies of quadrilateral around vertex as shown in the diagram.

The outer shape is a quadrilateral because . Moreover it is a rectangle because . In fact it is a square with side-length because of rotational symmetry and . Also is the centre of the square because it is the centre of the rotational symmetry. So is the distance from a vertex to the centre of the square, which is half the length of the diagonal of the square. Thus
Solution 2
Solution:
First let and and and . Now initially we can apply Pythagoras in triangles and to get and respectively. Putting this together gives us
Now note that the opposite angles and (in quad ) are supplementary. Therefore is a cyclic quadrilateral. Equal chords subtend equal arcs (and chords are equal) so . Furthermore, since is a right angle, this means that .
For any three points , and , let denote the area of triangle . Now consider the total area of quadrilateral calculated in two ways:
We calculate the areas of the right-angled triangles using the formula, and we calculate the area of the -angled triangles using the formula.
At this point we can substitute into this equation, and rearrange:
Finally since this gives our final answer of .