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 Area) Shch—On? eo" Total Costftrfing the fel = Cost perm Area > so0- 5,54! 1004 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, aybie 42494420 z os Arwaot the A= e-ake- IES = 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 Ear uestions and their solutions, maths tricks, techniques and concepts Blog includes important7. Find the base of an isosceles triangle whose area is 12 em* and one of the equal 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 > ee u 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 YUULNY xedorxed Base = 2x=2x 4em or 2 dem Bae = Sem orGem VE aS Vee ren ee eee