Heron’s For mula
DHISHNA R RAVEENDRAN (DN)
A
Area of a Triangle
Heights(h) is unknown?
Eit
②
.
*
Scalene triangle
A triangle with three sides of different lengths.
Heron’s Formula
i
&
·
⑤
-
a)( b)() C -
-
· E
(i) Perimeter =
a +b + 1
a +b + c
9)Semi Perimen =
=
Find the area of the triangle whose sides are
13cm,14cm,15cm.
a b. 0
O
ac of b =
-
s(s- a)() b)(s p
-
-
T
+ 5
x(al 1) (21 14) Tip
S4 = -
-
= =
xax 1x6
=
xax 1x6
&
-xzx
x32x2x
-
= 7 xyx2xf
=//
= 5
Note
This formula is applicable to all type of triangles, whether it
is right angled or equilateral or Isosceles.
Let ‘a’ be the length of each side of an equilateral triangle,
then its semi perimeter S = a+a+a = 3a
2 2
and the area is given by ,
--
Area = s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)
-O
a + a+ a
a P =
a
=
a
anaofa
=
equilateral A
Eaz
ala =
↓
a - Side
quilatual
G
A
The area of with the side 6 3 cm is
a) 27 3 cm
2
b) 57 cm a) 47 cm
2
a) 27 cm
22
a = 65
acce
a
=
= (6
9
Dis un,
=xyx
=
-
-
-
The area of an equilateral triangle with perimeter
-
12 cm is
a) 17 3 cm
2
a) 16 cm
22
-
b) 4 cm a) 4 3 cm
2
-
%
Perime =
p = a +a + a
=. 39
=
>
-
3a = 12
a =
= -
=
ava
2
= 5
.
X4
F
.
&
um2
-
C
E
0
Find the area of a triangle, two sides of which are 8 cm and 11 O
E
cm and the perimeter is 32 cm
08
·
P = a + b+ c
32 = -
c= 0
c 13
e
=
-
>
-
22- 19 = C
=
1 =
16!
13 =
/1 =
and of D
=a)(b)(
-
= - x(6 13)
6 x (16 5) (16
-
=
XX
=
xX3
= x2x2x1X2x2X2x5X3
-
- -
=
x2x2x2x5x3
-
=> 2x2x2x *
-
5x3
-
850 um2/
-
An Isosceles triangle has perimeter 30 cm and each of
-
the equal sides is 12 cm. Find the area of the triangle.
-
P 12 =
a/x =
Ga + 1 =
30
=
C
6
12 + 12 + c
= 30
24 + c = 30
S
= 0
30 24
5
-
c =
=
/
a = 12b = 12c = 6
awa =
(b -ay(s b)(S 4)
-
-
Tsx(15 -
12) (15 12) (15 6)
-
-
= 3x3x9
-
>
-
xzx3x3x3x 53232x15
= =
---
= 3x3x15
?
=> as um
--
&
-
>
#
&
S
>
-
S
5x, 7x
3x ,
300
+ 7x
=
3x + 5x
-
S =
30 =30
30
= 20
x
150
=
=
=
-
-
= 20
x
3x .
5
1x
&
7x20
3x20 5X20
I
S
100 140
60 S
S
C
a b
awa = 150x
(150 66) (150 10)x 150
-
x -
= box 90 x 50 x 10
=
5x10x10 x 5x10X10
XTx10
· ~
=>
02x102x32x52xz
E 150053 m
x5
=
=> 10x10
- =
&
The lengths of the sides of a triangle are 5 cm, 12 cm and
13 cm. find the length of perpendicular from the opposite
vertex to the side whose length is 13cm.
-
3
5 1
,
12
.
,
a
=
a 13)
=
(5
(15 5) (5 1)
-
alea
15 x
-
= -
=+
12 +
1
= x10x3x
=>
-
--
-
x3x5x2x3x2 -
-
=
2
32x2 = 5x3x2
x
=
as -
57+ 122 =
=
25 + 144
169 = 13
2-
·
=13
Right
9
.
It is a
area =
tXbx
area = Ex13xh
x13xh 30
=
13xh = 30x2
=60
=
-
1
122 22120
a ba
+ 120
Se22
2
F132
acc
Tb2x(132
=
122)
-
(132
+ 22)x(
-
-
12 .
)
= Th2x10xx12
=
x0x
-
o
Rent of 1m2 area = 5000/ -
(2 Months)
Rent
int areae) =
of
Rent
ImCare= Coxst
of
1320 m ava 110
Exe
=
5000X33
-
.
8
=
1650000/-
-
·
000
15 11 S
a b C
S
=
=
-
--
16
aus x
=T -
= xix(X
=
x2x5x5x2
~
=>
+
zx2x2xX5x2
--
-
F2x2x52xz
= 2x2x5xE
ot ,
=
m2
u =>
>
&
>
-
b
5
a
① 120
,
80
,
S
=50 =125
80 +
-
n
=
-
x565x5x3x3x5X3x5x5
-- - -
=
x52x52x32x3x1
-
3x5
53
=
31555 m2/
-
③ Im-20/
P = a + b +c
50 250m
=> 120 + 50 + =
-
-
forgate = 250-3m
3m
Im = 20
247m = 241x207945
