The lengths of the sides of a (possibly degenerate) triangle are consecutive terms of the Fibonacci Sequence. The semiperimeter of the triangle is . What is the area of the triangle?
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Let a,b, and c be the lengths of the sides of the Triangle. If the lengths are terms of the Fibonacci Sequence, then a + b = c . Since the semiperimeter is 1 4 4 , and the perimeter is twice the semiperimeter, 1 4 4 ∗ 2 = 2 8 8 which is the perimeter. As a result, a + b + c = 2 8 8 . Since a + b = c , substituting for c we get a + b + a + b = 2 8 8 . This simplifies to a + b = 1 4 4 . Because a + b = c , c = 1 4 4 . As a result, the third side of the triangle is equal to the sum of the other two, so the triangle is degenerate. In this case, it will be a line segment. The length of the segment is 1 4 4 and the height is 0 , so ( 0 . 5 ) ∗ ( 1 4 4 ) ∗ ( 0 ) = 0 , which is the area of the triangle. Note: ( ∗ ) represents multiplication.