TOPIC- HERONS FORMULA

CLASS-IX
PRESENTED BY:-
JEEVAN LATA
K.V.V.P
7/12/2014 Section 7.2 Nack 2
Formulas for Perimeter
Triangles
Scalene: P = a + b + c
Isosceles: P = b + 2s (base + 2 equal sides)
Equilateral: P = 3s (3 x sides)

Quadrilaterals
Quadrilateral: P = a + b + c + d (sum of the sides)
Rectangle: P = 2b + 2h or P = 2(b + h)
2 x (base + height)
Square (or rhombus): P = 4s (4 x sides)
Parallelogram: P = 2b + 2s or 2(b + s)
(2 bases + 2 sides)
Q. Find the area of triangle whose
base is 9cm and height is 4cm.
SOL. B=9cm H=4cm
Area of triangle =BH
=94
=18cm
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Example
The triangle in the figure is a right triangle
with right angle at A, and sides as marked.
Find the area of this triangle.
We will take AB as the base. Then the height
would be AC, which we can find with the
Pythagorean Theorem:


So, the area is:
25
15
A
B
C
2 2
25 15 625 225 400 20. AC
20
1
15 20 15 10 150.
2
A
Q. Find the area of an equilateral
triangle whose one side given as 4cm.
SOL. A=4cm
Area of an equilateral
triangle=3/4a
=3/44 4
=43cm
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Herons Formula
Herons Formula is used to find the
area of a triangle when altitudes
are unknown, but all three sides
are known.
If the lengths of the sides of the
triangle are a, b, and c, then the
area is given by the formula


where s is the semiperimeter:
a
b
c
( )( )( ) A s s a s b s c
1
( )
2
s a b c
Q. Find the area of triangle whose
sides are 13cm,14cm, and 15cm.
Sol. If a,b,c are the sides of a triangle and s is the
semi-peremeter, then its area is given by
A=s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)
Here, a=13,b=14,c=15
Therefore s=(a+b+c)=(13+14+15)=21
A=s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)=21(21-13)(21-14)(21-15)
A=218x7x6=7x3x8x7x2x3=743=7x4x3=
84cm

Q. Find the area of a triangle,two sides of which are 8cm
and 11cm and the perimeter is 32cm.


Sol. Let a,b,c be the sides of the given triangle and 2s
be its perimeter such that a=8cm,b=11cm,and 2s=32cm
i.e. s=16cm
Now, a+b+c=2s
8+11+c=32
C=13.
Therefore s-a=16-8=8,s-b=16-11=5,and s-c=16-13=3
Hence Area of given triangle =s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)
=16x8x5x3=8x8x30=830cm
Q.An isosceles triangle has perimeter 30cm. & each of
the equal sides is 12cm.Find the area of the triangle.
Q.There is a slide in a park.One of its side walls
has been painted in some colour with a
messageKeep the park green and clean. If
the sides of the park are 15m.,11m. &6m,find
the area painted in colour.
PRACTISE QUESTIONS
Q.Find the area of a quadrilateral ABCD in which
AB=7CM.,BC=6CM.,CD=12CM.,DA=15CM.&AC=9CM.
Q.A rhombus shaped field has green grass
for18 cows to graze.If eachside of the rhombus
is 30cm. &its longer diagonal is 48m,how much
area of grass field will each cow be grazing?
7/12/2014 Section 7.2 Nack 11
Brahmaguptas Formula for the area of
a cyclic* quadrilateral
Semiperimeter = (a + b + c + d)
Area = A = (s - a) (s - b) (s - c) (s d)









*cyclic quadrilateral can be inscribed in a
circle
so that all 4 vertices lie on the circle.
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