Areas in convex quadrilateral

Authors

  • Plamen Gostev Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Sofia, Bulgaria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55630/mem.2026.55.171-176

Keywords:

convex quadrilateral, area, ratio

Abstract

The concept of area is first introduced in primary school. As they go through secondary education, students delve deeper into the essence of area problems. The more advanced and interesting aspects are mainly explored in specialized Mathematics High Schools and within extracurricular math courses. In the current article, we’ll prove two well-known problems. We will then solve two geometry problems on convex quadrilaterals using parameters instead of concrete constants. The goal is to demonstrate quick and elegant solutions to a group of problems with a convex quadrilateral divided into smaller quadrilaterals. We will also provide ideas for creating similar problems.

Author Biography

Plamen Gostev, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Sofia, Bulgaria

Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics
Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski“
5, James Bourchier Blvd.
1164 Sofia, Bulgaria

References

С. Атанасов, Лица, Олимпийски теми 2004, УНИМАТ СМБ, 88 – 99. [S. Atanasov, Areas, Olympic problems 2004, UNIMAT SMB, 88 – 99.] (in Bulgarian)

В. В. Прасолов, Задачи по планиметрии, Москва, МЦНМО, 2006. [V. V. Prasolov, 2D geometry problems, Moscow, МЦНМО, 2006.] (in Russian)

Published

2026-05-19

How to Cite

[1]
Gostev, P. 2026. Areas in convex quadrilateral. Mathematics and Education in Mathematics. 55, (May 2026), 171–176. DOI:https://doi.org/10.55630/mem.2026.55.171-176.

Issue

Section

Section C: Education in Mathematics