Submitted by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2015-10-22T14:36:33Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Elismar Jose de Araujo - 2015.pdf: 3923576 bytes, checksum: 60a5b973a48070a14372679c6aa08221 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2015-10-22T14:39:53Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Elismar Jose de Araujo - 2015.pdf: 3923576 bytes, checksum: 60a5b973a48070a14372679c6aa08221 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-10-22T14:39:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Elismar Jose de Araujo - 2015.pdf: 3923576 bytes, checksum: 60a5b973a48070a14372679c6aa08221 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-06-17 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This work will concentrate on making a rereading of the theories that surround the procedures for calculating the area of a convex polygon, as well as the volume of a pyramid whose base is a polygon convex, with its vertices properly represented in a coordinate system, in the plan or in space, respectively. Addresses some topics on arrays and determinant and some of its applications, in particular the study of polygon area and the volume of the pyramid. Based on applying a decisive factor for the calculation of the area of a triangle with its vertices represented in a coordinate system, presents a new theorem to calculate the area of any polygon convex, as well as, a new formula to calculate the volume of any pyramid with convex basis as a direct application of the volume of the tetrahedron with its vertices represented in an orthogonal system. For both, it was essential to the concept of coordinates in the plane and in space, vectors in the plane and in space, and some of its properties, being essential for the demonstrate the volume of the tetrahedron and the area of the triangle, using determinant. Keywords: Volume. Area. Convex polygon. Pyramid. Triangle. Tetrahedron / O presente trabalho versar a em fazer uma releitura das teorias que circundam os procedimentos de c alculo da area de um pol gono convexo, assim como, do volume de uma pir^amide cuja base e um pol gono convexo, com seus v ertices devidamente representados em um sistema de coordenadas, no plano ou no espa co, respectivamente. Aborda alguns t opicos sobre matrizes e determinante e algumas de suas aplica c~oes, em especial o estudo de area de pol gonos e o volume de pir^amide. Baseado na aplica c~ao de determinante para o c alculo da area de um tri^angulo com seus v ertices representados em um sistema de coordenadas, apresenta um novo teorema para o c alculo da area de qualquer pol gono convexo, assim como, uma nova f ormula para calcular o volume de qualquer pir^amide com base convexa como uma aplica c~ao direta do volume do tetraedro com seus v ertices representados em um sistema ortogonal. Para tanto, foi imprescind vel abordar o conceito de coordenadas no plano e no espa co, vetores no plano e no espa co e algumas de suas propriedades, sendo fundamentais para a demonstrar o volume do tetraedro e a area do tri^angulo, usando determinante.