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The two equal sides of an isosceles triangle is 20 cm each and the third sides is 30 cm. What is the area (in \(cm^{2}\)) of the triangle? |
50\(\sqrt{5}\) 100 75\(\sqrt{7}\) 175 |
75\(\sqrt{7}\) |
Area = \(\frac{b}{2}\sqrt{4a^{2}-b^{2}}\) A = \(\frac{30}{4}\sqrt{4(20)^{2} - (30)^{2}}\) A = \(\frac{30}{4}\sqrt{1600 - 900}\) A = \(\frac{30}{4}\sqrt{700}\) = \(\frac{300}{4}\sqrt{7}\) = 75\(\sqrt{7}\) cm |