Heron’s Formula Important Questions with Solution
1. Find the area of a right angled triangle if the radius of its circumeirele is 3 am
and altitude drawn to the hypotenuse is 2 cm.
Sol Weknow that,
Inaright triangle, the mid-pointof hypotenuse isthe cente of ercumeire of triangle
‘Thismeans the hypotenuse = BC = diameter ofthe circle = Gem (ie, 2x 3 em).
Now, AD =2em (given)
2. The cost of turfing a triangular field at the rate of Rs. 45 per 100 m* is Rs, 900.
Find the height, if double the base of the triangle is 5 times the height.
Sol Let the height of triangular field be h metres.
Given that 2x (base) = 5 (height)
b=oh
2
1
Area= 2 asex Height
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Total Costftrfing the fel = Cost perm Area
> so0- 5,54!
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5 2004p
we
> >
> he 160
= h=40m
«Height of the triangular fel is 40m.3. Find the area of the triangle whose sides are 42 em, 34cm and 20 cm in length.
‘Hence, find the longest height .
Sol, The sides ofthe triangle area = 42cm,
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= FE DEDED
= (Boas
= (PSTIES LL
2x 26x
= 336 em"
Area of A =336.em* (forthe longest height, base should be smallest)
em,¢=20em
= hansen
> h=836em
4. Each side of an equilateral triangle measures 10 cm.
Calculate (i) the area of the triangle, and (i) the height of the triangle.
Wem
= 25x/B)em*
= (25x 1732) m*
= 433 om?
(geben ie «(ni
= GfBem
1.732) em
=8.65em
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sides is 5 em.
Sil. Latthebase BC =2xom, HD-ZB0—xem (InanisoselesA, altitude biseetsthobase)
ABD in aright angle triangle, 4
ABI=AD'+ BD! [Using Pythagoras theorem) x
= Or=AaDy+ay s
2 AD a2
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Squaring both sides, we get
M4=x05-x)
xt-iet + = 0
x! 16x e+ 14 =0
XG 16) -9(92- 16)
(2-16)-9=0
x= W6orx'=9
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Base = 2x=2x 4em or 2 dem
Bae = Sem orGem
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