To find the area of a quadrilateral given the coordinates of its four vertices, we can use the shoelace formula (also known as Gauss's area formula). The formula is applied to the coordinates of the vertices of the quadrilateral in a specific order (either clockwise or counterclockwise).

Shoelace Formula

For four vertices $(x_1, y_1)$, $(x_2, y_2)$, $(x_3, y_3)$, and $(x_4, y_4)$, the area $A$ of the quadrilateral is given by:

$A = \frac{1}{2} \left| x_1 y_2 + x_2 y_3 + x_3 y_4 + x_4 y_1 - (y_1 x_2 + y_2 x_3 + y_3 x_4 + y_4 x_1) \right|$

Now, the given points are:

1. $(3, 0)$
2. $(1, 4)$
3. $(6 + 2\sqrt{5}, 4 + \sqrt{5})$
4. $(6 - 2\sqrt{5}, 4 - \sqrt{5})$

Step 1: Assign the coordinates

We assign these points as follows:

$(x_1, y_1) = (3, 0), \quad (x_2, y_2) = (1, 4), \quad (x_3, y_3) = (6 + 2\sqrt{5}, 4 + \sqrt{5}), \quad (x_4, y_4) = (6 - 2\sqrt{5}, 4 - \sqrt{5})$

Step 2: Apply the Shoelace Formula

We plug the coordinates into the formula. First, let's compute the terms:

1. $x_1 y_2 = 3 \times 4 = 12$
2. $x_2 y_3 = 1 \times (4 + \sqrt{5}) = 4 + \sqrt{5}$
3. $x_3 y_4 = (6 + 2\sqrt{5}) \times (4 - \sqrt{5}) = (6 + 2\sqrt{5})(4 - \sqrt{5})$
4. $x_4 y_1 = (6 - 2\sqrt{5}) \times 0 = 0$

Now calculate the second part:

1. $y_1 x_2 = 0 \times 1 = 0$
2. $y_2 x_3 = 4 \times (6 + 2\sqrt{5}) = 24 + 8\sqrt{5}$
3. $y_3 x_4 = (4 + \sqrt{5}) \times (6 - 2\sqrt{5})$
4. $y_4 x_1 = (4 - \sqrt{5}) \times 3 = 12 - 3\sqrt{5}$

Let's calculate the specific terms, especially the products involving the square roots. After simplifying, we can compute the final area.

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