Inscribed Triangle - Easy Geometry

Geometry Level 2

A circle has an area equal to 25 π \pi c m 2 cm^2 . Its diameter AB coincides with one of the sides of triangle ACB in which the vertex C lies on the circle. If the triangle has an area equal to 11 c m 2 cm^2 , find its perimeter.


The answer is 22.

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6 solutions

Finn Hulse
Apr 4, 2014

It is obvious that the radius of the circle is five. Because the triangle has all points on the outside of the circle, with two sharing a diameter, the angle formed A B C ABC must have degree measure 90. Thus, letting a a and b b be equal to a 2 + b 2 = 100 a^{2}+b^{2}=100 and a b = 22 ab=22 . We want to find a + b a+b . Expanding ( a + b ) 2 (a+b)^{2} and grouping, ( a + b ) 2 = a 2 + b 2 + 2 a b (a+b)^{2}=a^{2}+b^{2}+2ab . Thus, by substitution, ( a + b ) 2 = 100 + 44 a + b = 12 (a+b)^{2}=100+44 \Longrightarrow a+b=12 . From here, because the hypotenuse of the triangle (the diameter) has length 10, we can conclude that the perimeter is 22 \boxed{22} .

If the area of the circle = 25pi cm^2 or 78.54 cm^2 then it is impossible for the area of the triangle to be 11 cm^2 !

Guiseppi Butel - 7 years, 2 months ago

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area of circle is greater than area of triangle. Nothing is wrong about that

Shashank Sharma - 7 years, 2 months ago

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The base of the triangle = 10 and the altitude = 5 therefore the area = 25 cm^2, not 11 cm^2

Guiseppi Butel - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Guiseppi Butel that perpendicular need not pass through center. That will be possible only if AB=AC. Note that diameter subtends 90 degree on the circle.

Shashank Sharma - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Shashank Sharma My mistake! I was fooled by the diagram.

Guiseppi Butel - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Guiseppi Butel :D

Finn Hulse - 7 years, 2 months ago

@Guiseppi Butel base of the triangle is 2.2cm

A Samuel Moses - 7 years, 1 month ago

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@A Samuel Moses You don't have to actually calculate it.

Finn Hulse - 7 years, 1 month ago

Thats true Sir! I got the answer wrong exactly because of that

Mehul Arora - 6 years, 6 months ago

U ar right it's not logic

Abdallah Soliman - 5 years, 9 months ago

If the hypotenuse = 10 then each of the other 2 sides = 5root 2 and the perimeter = 24.142135...

Guiseppi Butel - 7 years, 2 months ago

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the sides of the triangle are 9.74 and 2.26

Alan Ramos - 7 years, 2 months ago

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Yeah. What's cool though is that you can manipulate the algebra to find the desired value without ever finding either side length.

Finn Hulse - 7 years, 2 months ago

No, because then the triangle doesn't have an area of 11.

Finn Hulse - 7 years, 2 months ago

HOW AB =44

Rohit Singh - 7 years, 2 months ago

nice analysis............

Neil Samalca - 7 years, 2 months ago

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Thanks man.

Finn Hulse - 7 years, 2 months ago

But were did you know that 5 is the Radius of the Circle ???

Jhay-ar CLink'z - 7 years, 2 months ago

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Radius is 5 because the area of the circle is 25 pi,

Now,

area of circle = 25 pi

pi r^2 = 25 pi

Divide lhs and rhs by pi

r^2 = 25

Thus, r = 5.

Rhishikesh Dongre - 7 years, 1 month ago

It has an area of 25 π 25\pi . Recall that the formula for area is π r 2 \pi r^2 where r r is the radius.

Finn Hulse - 7 years, 2 months ago

whats the value of A and B ?????

Jhay-ar CLink'z - 7 years, 2 months ago

it was quiet an easy one.just basics of geometry.....

Ravish Sharma - 7 years, 2 months ago

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I know!

Finn Hulse - 7 years, 2 months ago

why when 100+44 , then a+b=12

Jonathan Moey - 7 years, 2 months ago

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By substituting into the expansion.

Finn Hulse - 7 years, 2 months ago

good job

Dipayan Saha - 7 years, 1 month ago

I was too close.

Rhishikesh Dongre - 7 years, 1 month ago

nicely done bro

akash deep - 7 years, 1 month ago

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Yeah dog. :D

Finn Hulse - 7 years, 1 month ago

It was very easy! I did it the same way. Great Minds Think Alike! :)

Arya Samanta - 7 years, 1 month ago

I solved it in this process.

Arghyanil Dey - 7 years, 1 month ago

did the same thing!

Narahari Bharadwaj - 7 years ago

Let the unknown sides be x and y. Angle extended in a semi circle with end points of diameter is 90 degrees. Thus are of right angled triangle is half the product of the sides adjacent to right angle i.e. xy/2=11 cm ^2 . Thus xy =22 cm^2. Also given πr^2 = 25 π cm^2. Thus, radius is 5cm. Thus diameter is 10cm. Then by Pythagoras's theorem, x^2 + y^2 =100............(1) and xy =22...................(2) But, (x+y)^2 = x^2 +y^2 +2xy........(3) Then, from (1), (2) and (3) (x+y)^2 = 100+44=144. Thus x+y =12. Thus, Perimeter = x+y+10=22 cm.

Budi Utomo
Apr 10, 2014

Areas of Circle is 3.14 x R^2 = 3.14 x 5^2 -> R = 5. So, The circle have diameter 10 cm. So a^2 + b^2 = 100 and ab/2 = 11 -> ab = 22. if (a + b)^2 = a^2 + b^2 + 2ab = 100 + 2.22 = 144, then a + b = 12 and we have c = diameter = 10, so, the perimeter of this triagle is a + b + c = (12 + 10) cm = 22 cm. Answer : 22

for the triangle circumscribing the circle: r= (area of the triangle/ semi perimeter of triangle), so r=5, area of triangle =11, so semi perimeter = (11/5)=2.2, perimeter of triangle= 4.4

Srinivas Nani - 7 years, 2 months ago
Gautam Basu
Apr 11, 2014

Area of the circle=25pi => radius=5=> AB=10. Angle ACB is a right angle as it is an angle on semi circle. Therefore, AC^2+BC^2=AB^2 = > AC^2+BC^2 = 100. Area of the triangle is AC BC /2 = 11 => 2 AC*BC=44. Therefore, (AC+BC)^2=100+44=144 => AC+BC=12. Therefore, the perimeter of the triangle is 12+10=22 cm.

Amal Hari
Dec 18, 2018

Hmmm..

I did it in a different method,

since we can figure out the orthogonal height from vertex C to the segment AB which is =11/5

imagine another segment of length = r = 5 from vertex C to center of circle

Now this segment is either equal to orthogonal height or has a higher magnitude,

since we didn't make any assumptions based on other criteria

Now taking the cosine = Orthogonal height/r = 11/5*5

c o s 1 ( 11 / 25 ) = 64. cos^{-1}(11/25)= 64.

5*sin(64)= distance between point where orthogonal segment touches diameter from center of circle..

r + r s i n ( 64 ) r+r*sin(64) = length of line segment from vertex A to orthogonal point.. Let this point be Y

then AY=5+4.5

AY=9.5

AC^2=AY^2 +CY^2

AC^2=9.5^2 + (11/5)^2

AC=9.75

similarly,

BC^2=BY^2+CY^2

Since BY+AY=10

BY=0.5

BC=2.25

Perimeter =BC + AC + AB

=2.25+9.75+10

=22

Krishanu Kumar
May 11, 2014

diameter is equal to 10 cm. and 1/2 h b=11 >> 2 h b=44------(1) and a^2+b^2=100 ------(2) adding 1 and 2 we get (h+b)^2=144 >> h+b+diameter=10+12=22.

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