Find the area of the triangle shown above. If the answer cannot be found chose 666.
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Something that really funny of isn't the solution, but the ANSWER ( 6 6 6 )
REALLY COINCIDENCE
Yes that is a another method which requires a bit more calculation than the one mentioned below.
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Nice problem, I almost started to think of how to calculate the area, then I realized that the third side 10 is greater than the sum of the other two sides, which is impossible, so I quitted trying
Your solution is a way simpler and logical than mine. ;)
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Why do you think yours is not ;)
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@Ashish Menon – I m saying that your's is simpler than mine.
My solution require calculation. And first of all we must know what Heron's Formula is. ;)
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@Samara Simha Reddy – Heron's formula requires some nice calculation agreed? Thats why one of my options contains the Imaginary answer which can be obtained from Heron's formula ;)
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@Ashish Menon – I used Triangle Inequality Theorem
I did it the same way , but i have a question what would be the Area of this triangle if Side AC would become lim x → 0 + ( 4 + x )
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Such Triangle Won't exist. ;)
Since A becomes zero. Triangle won't exist.
A triangle can be formed only when the sum of any two sides is greater than the third side. Here 6 + 3 < 1 0 . So, such a triangle does not exists due to which its answer cannot be found.
Please edit, 6+3<10.
Correct.... (+1)... No need to calculate area.... Just simple basics... Did the same way..
Edit: 6+3<10.
Why you always make so much mistakes? :)
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Because I am a human ;)
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But you should learn from it. :p
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@A Former Brilliant Member – Which I did 4 minutes ago
The sum of any two edges will need to be larger than the third.
Here, 10 > 3+6..
Hence, Triangle not possible..
Good clear explanation. Remember that a physical description doesn't imply geometrical existance.
Correct! :+1:
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Relevant wiki: Area of Triangles - Heron's Formula
By using Heron't formula,
A = s ( s − a ) ( s − b ) ( s − c )
Where s is the semi perimeter of the Triangle, a , b , c are the sides of the triangles.
s = 2 1 0 + 6 + 3 = 2 1 9 .
By substituting in Heron's Formula, We get
A = 2 1 9 ( 2 1 9 − 1 0 ) ( 2 1 9 − 6 ) ( 2 1 9 − 3 ) A = − 2 1 9 × 2 1 × 2 7 × 2 1 3 .
The Area of the triangle leads to imaginary value.
So such Triangle formation is not Possible.
∴ Answer = 6 6 6 .