Area of Triangle

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Area of Triangle: Overview

This topic describes the Heron's formula used to find the area of a triangle. It describes the need for the side length and perimeter of a triangle to apply this formula. In addition, it includes some word problems to teach us in a better way.

Important Questions on Area of Triangle

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A triangular filed has sides which are in a ratio of 9:10:11 and an area of 2702cm2. Find the sides of this triangle.

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The area of triangular park having sides 50m, 80m, 120m is:

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If the cost of laying grass in a triangular field of sides 50 m, 65 m and 65 m at the rate of 7 per m2 is k, then find the value of k.

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Shown below is a triangular piece of land (No Mans Land) bounded by three roads. Length of the road segment that determines its sides are 5 m, 5 m and 8 m. The corporation widens its roads and the “No Man’s Land" takes the shape of an equilateral triangle of sides 5 m.

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How much area of the “No man’s land" did the corporation use to widen its road?

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Shown below is the design of a floor after tiles of identical shape and size is laid on it. Sides of each tile are 13 inches, 14 inches and 15 inches.

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What is the minimum number of tiles required to cover the floor area of  100 sq inches without any gaps?

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Shown below is the well-known region called the ‘Bermuda triangle’. Its sides are approximately, 1400 km, 1500 km and 2100 km.

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Which of the following represents its area?

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The sides of a ΔABC are in the ratio 2:4:4 and its perimeter is 40 cm. Then, ar(ΔABC)=k15 cm2 . The value of k is

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The area of an isosceles triangle having base =20 cm and each of the equal sides equal to 14 cm is k cm2. Then value of k-0.98 is

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The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 32 cm. The ratio of one of the equal sides to its base is 3: 2. If the area of the triangle is k2 cm2 then find the value of k.

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Consider a triangle whose perimeter is 180 cm and two of its sides are of lengths 80 cm and 18 cm.If the altitude of the triangle corresponding to the shortest side is k cm.

Then find the value of k.

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The area of the equilateral triangle if the height of the triangle is 8 cm isab cm2. Find the value of a+b.

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If the area of an equilateral triangle of side 8 cm is k3 cm2 then find the value of k.

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If the perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 90 m and if the area of equilateral triangle is k3m2 then find the value of k.

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If the area of the triangle whose sides are 1.6 cm3 cm and 3.4 cm is k cm2.

Then find the value of k.

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If the area of the given triangle is k cm2.

Then find the value of k.

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Shown below is the design of a floor after tiles of identical shape and size is laid on it. Sides of each tile are 13 inches, 14 inches and 15 inches.

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What is the minimum number of tiles required to cover the floor(area) 100 sq ft without any gaps?

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Shown below is a triangular piece of land (No Mans Land) bounded by three roads. Length of the road segment that determine its sides are 5 m, 5 m and 8 m.

 

The corporation widens its roads and the “No Man’s Land" takes the shape of an equilateral triangle of sides 5 m.

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How much area of the “No man’s land" did the corporation use to widen its road?

(Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

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The perimeter of the top surface of the given stool is 84 inches. Two of its sides are 26 and 28 inches. The top surface of the stool is covered with a cloth up to a depth of 3 inches (observe the extended sides of the cloth) as shown below.

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Sunil needs to buy a cloth piece to stich a cover for the stool. Its width is 3 ft.

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What is the shortest length of the cloth that Sunil needs to buy?

(Note: Assume 1 inch = 2.54 cm and 1ft = 12 inches. Round your answer to nearest whole number. )

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Shown below is the well known region called the ‘Bermuda triangle’.

Its sides are approximately, 1400 km, 1500 km and 2100 km

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Which of the following represents its area?

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Shown below is a triangular shaped table. Its top surface is laminated with a thin sheet of wooden material of sides 42 inches, 20 inches and 34 inches.

Calculate the cost of laminating its top surface, if the material costs &rupee;60 per sq ft.

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The cost of lamination is &rupee;_____ .

(Note: 1 feet = 12 inches.)