Area of a Triangle

Author:Dr. SK Goyal
JEE Main/Advanced
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Important Questions on Area of a Triangle

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The incentre of the triangle formed by x=0, y=0 and 3x+4y=12 is at ...........

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The mid points of the sides of a triangle are 5,0,5,12 and 0,12. Then orthocentre of this triangle is

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A(a,b),Bx1,y1 and Cx2,y2 are the vertices of a triangle. If a,x1,x2 are in GP with common ratio r and b,y1,y2 are in GP with common ratio s, then area of ABC is :

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An equilateral triangle has each side equal to a. If the co-ordinates of its vertices are x1,y1,x2,y2 and x3,y3 then the square of the determinant x1y11x2y21x3y31 equals :

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If each of the vertices of a triangle has integral co-ordinates then the triangle may be:

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If the co-ordinates of the vertices of a triangle are rational numbers, then which of the following points of the triangle will always have rational co-ordinates :

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Find the area of the hexagon whose vertices taken in order are (5,0),(4,2),(1,3),(-2,2),(-3,-1) and (0,-4).

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The co-ordinates of points A,B,C and D are (-3,5),(4,-2),(x, 3x) and (6,3) respectively and ΔABCΔBCD=23, find x

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Show that the area of the triangle with vertices (λ,λ-2),(λ+3,λ) and (λ+2,λ+2) is independent of λ

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A,B,C are the points (-1,5),(3,1) and (5,7) respectively. D,E,F are the middle points of BC,CA and AB respectively. Prove that ABC=4DEF.

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If the area of the quadrilateral whose angular points taken in order are (1,2),(-5,6),(7,-4) and (λ,-2) be zero, show that λ-3=0.

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The area of a triangle is 5 sq.units. Two of its vertices are (2,1) and (3,-2) The third Vertex is (x, y) where y=x+3. Find the coordinates of the third vertex.

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If α1,α2,α3,β1,β2,β3 are the values of n for which r=0n-1x2r is divisible by r=0n-1xr then prove that the triangle having vertices α1,β1,α2,β2 and α3,β3 cannot be an equilateral triangle.

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Let α=limmlimncos2mn!πx, where x is rational, β=limmlimncos2m(n!πx), where X is irrational then find the area of the triangle having vertices (α,β),(-2,1) and (2,1).

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If the area of the triangle whose vertices are (b, c),(c, a) and (a, b) is Δ , then find the area of triangle whose vertices are
ac-b2,ab-c2,ba-c2,bc-a2&cb-a2,ca-b2

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The points with the co-ordinates 2a,3a,3b,2b and c,c are collinear a,b,c0:

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Show that the area of a triangle is four times the area of the triangle formed by joining the middle points of the sides of the former.

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If x1,x2,x3 as well as y1,y2,y3 are in GP with same common ratio, then the points x1,y1,x2,y2 and x3,y3

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If a,b,c are distinct real numbers, show that the points a,a2,b,b2 and c,c2 are not collinear.

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If x1,x2,x3 are in A.P. and y1,y2,y3 are also in A.P., prove that the pointsx1,y1,x2,y2 x3,y3 are collinear.