Area of triangle

Geometry Level 2

Find the area of the triangle shown above. If the answer cannot be found chose 666.

9.87 units -10.39 units 666 10.39 units

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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 ) \large \displaystyle A = \sqrt{s (s-a)(s-b)(s-c)}

Where s s is the semi perimeter of the Triangle, a , b , c a,b,c are the sides of the triangles.

s = 10 + 6 + 3 2 = 19 2 . \large \displaystyle s = \frac{10+6+3}{2} = \frac{19}{2}.

By substituting in Heron's Formula, We get

A = 19 2 ( 19 2 10 ) ( 19 2 6 ) ( 19 2 3 ) A = 19 2 × 1 2 × 7 2 × 13 2 . \large \displaystyle A = \sqrt{\frac{19}{2} \left(\frac{19}{2} - 10 \right) \left(\frac{19}{2} - 6 \right) \left(\frac{19}{2} - 3\right)}\\ \large \displaystyle A = \sqrt{- \frac{19}{2} \times \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{7}{2} \times \frac{13}{2}}.

The Area of the triangle leads to imaginary value.

So such Triangle formation is not Possible.

Answer = 666 . \large \displaystyle \therefore \text{Answer } = \color{#69047E}{\boxed{666}}.

Something that really funny of isn't the solution, but the ANSWER ( 666 666 )

REALLY COINCIDENCE

Jason Chrysoprase - 5 years, 1 month ago

Yes that is a another method which requires a bit more calculation than the one mentioned below.

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

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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

Hana Wehbi - 5 years, 1 month ago

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Thats great Thanks!

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

Your solution is a way simpler and logical than mine. ;)

Samara Simha Reddy - 5 years, 1 month ago

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Why do you think yours is not ;)

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

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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. ;)

Samara Simha Reddy - 5 years, 1 month ago

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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 ;)

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

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@Ashish Menon I used Triangle Inequality Theorem

Abhiram Rao - 5 years, 1 month ago

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@Abhiram Rao Great :+1: :)

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

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 ) \lim_{x\to0^{+}} (4+x)

Sabhrant Sachan - 5 years, 1 month ago

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Such Triangle Won't exist. ;)

Since A A becomes zero. Triangle won't exist.

Samara Simha Reddy - 5 years, 1 month ago

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Correct ;)

Sabhrant Sachan - 5 years, 1 month ago
Ashish Menon
May 8, 2016

A triangle can be formed only when the sum of any two sides is greater than the third side. Here 6 + 3 < 10 6 + 3 < 10 . So, such a triangle does not exists due to which its answer cannot be found.

Please edit, 6+3<10.

Sal Gard - 5 years, 1 month ago

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Oh yes thanks, I edited it

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

Correct.... (+1)... No need to calculate area.... Just simple basics... Did the same way..

Rishabh Jain - 5 years, 1 month ago

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Cool, Try This

Nihar Mahajan - 5 years, 1 month ago

Edit: 6+3<10.
Why you always make so much mistakes? :)

A Former Brilliant Member - 5 years, 1 month ago

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Because I am a human ;)

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

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But you should learn from it. :p

A Former Brilliant Member - 5 years, 1 month ago

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@A Former Brilliant Member Which I did 4 minutes ago

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago
Sagar Shah
May 11, 2016

The sum of any two edges will need to be larger than the third.

Here, 10 > 3+6..

Hence, Triangle not possible..

Moderator note:

Good clear explanation. Remember that a physical description doesn't imply geometrical existance.

Correct! :+1:

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

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