I noticed recently that the formulas of Heron and Brahmagupta have the same structure, and thus I conjecture that any polygon with sides (a, b, c, d, etc.) and a semi-perimeter (s) that can be circumscribed will have an area (A) given by the following equations:
s = (a + b + c + d ....)/2
A = sqrt[(s - a)(s -b)(s - c)(s - d)....]
Heron's formula (for the area of any triangle)
s = (a + b + c)/2
A = sqrt[(s - a)(s -b)(s - c)]
Brahmagupta's formula (for any cyclic quadrilateral)
s = (a + b + c + d )/2
A = sqrt[(s - a)(s -b)(s - c)(s - d)]
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