A circle M of radius 8 cm touches externally with another circle N of radius 16 cm. Let P, Q be the points where the common tangent touches the circles M and N respectively.

If U, V are the centres of the circles M and N respectively, then what is the area of the quadrilateral formed by the points P, Q, V and U?

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