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We have a quadrilateral \( ABCD \) where:
- \( \angle ABC = \angle ADC = 90^\circ \), meaning \( ABCD \) has two right angles.
- \( AD = DC \), which means \( \triangle ADC \) is isosceles.
- \( AB + BC = 20 \), and we need to find the area of quadrilateral \( ABCD \).

### Step 1: Identify structure
We can divide the quadrilateral into two right triangles:
1. \( \triangle ABC \) (right-angled at \( B \)).
2. \( \triangle ADC \) (right-angled at \( D \)).

We know the condition \( AD = DC \) helps simplify the area of \( \triangle ADC \), as it's an isosceles right triangle.

### Step 2: Use Pythagoras in both triangles
Since \( AD = DC \), let the length of both sides be \( x \). The area of \( \triangle ADC \) can be calculated directly as:
\[
\text{Area of } \triangle ADC = \frac{1}{2} x^2
\]

For \( \triangle ABC \), the base is \( AB \) and height is \( BC \). The sum of \( AB \) and \( BC \) is given as \( AB + BC = 20 \), but the actual values of \( AB \) and \( BC \) are unknown yet.

### Step 3: Optimize the area expression
To find the area of the quadrilateral, we will sum the areas of both triangles:
\[
\text{Area of } ABCD = \text{Area of } \triangle ABC + \text{Area of } \triangle ADC
\]

Let me calculate the exact area step-by-step to determine the best approach for finding \( AB \), \( BC \), and \( AD \). I will perform calculations based on the conditions given.The total area of the quadrilateral \( ABCD \) is:

\[
\text{Area of } ABCD = \frac{1}{2} AB \cdot BC + \frac{1}{2} x^2
\]

From the equation \( AB + BC = 20 \), we can express \( AB \) as:
\[
AB = 20 - BC
\]

Substituting this into the total area formula, we can now simplify and calculate the area. Let's proceed by finding a way to optimize or calculate the specific dimensions of \( BC \) and \( AD \).The simplified expression for the total area of quadrilateral \( ABCD \) is:

\[
\text{Area of } ABCD = \frac{1}{2} \left( -BC(BC - 20) + x^2 \right)
\]

This expression represents the area in terms of \( BC \) and \( x \) (where \( x \) is the length of both \( AD \) and \( DC \)).

Now, we can analyze further if specific values for \( BC \) and \( AD \) are provided or implied to determine the final numerical area.

Do you have any more specific conditions or would you like me to proceed with further assumptions to solve this? 

Here are 5 related questions:
1. How can we determine the exact values of \( AB \) and \( BC \) from the given conditions?
2. What geometric properties of isosceles triangles help simplify the problem?
3. Can the problem be solved using coordinate geometry?
4. How do the right-angle conditions affect the total area?
5. What is the relationship between the sum of the sides and the quadrilateral's total area?

Tip: Expressing one side in terms of another often simplifies complex problems!

In quadrilateral ABCD, ∠ABC = ∠ADC = 90°, AD = DC, and AB + BC = 20. What is the area of quadrilateral ABCD?

This problem explores the area of quadrilateral ABCD where ∠ABC and ∠ADC are right angles, AD = DC, and AB + BC = 20. Solve using the Pythagorean theorem and area of right triangles.

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