Practicing Success
Find the area of triangle whose sides are 10 cm, 12 cm, and 18 cm. |
$22\sqrt{2}cm^2$ $30\sqrt{2}cm^2$ $28\sqrt{2}cm^2$ $40\sqrt{2}cm^2$ |
$40\sqrt{2}cm^2$ |
Formula Used Heron's formula = \(\sqrt {s(s\;-\;a)(s\;-\;b)(s\;-\;c)}\) s = \(\frac{a\;+\;b\;+\;c}{2}\) s = semi perimeter, a, b and c are the sides of triangle Calculation Putting value in formula s = \(\frac{10\;+\;12\;+\;18}{2}\) = \(\frac{40}{2}\) = Area of triangle = \(\sqrt {20(20\;-\;10)(20\;-\;12)(20\;-\;18)}\) = \(\sqrt {20(10)(8)(2) }\) = \(\sqrt {3200 }\) = 40\(\sqrt {2}\) Therefore, area of triangle is 40\(\sqrt {2}\)\( {cm }^{2 } \). |