Basically a basic problem

Geometry Level 2

Given a triangle ABC in which A B = x + 3 AB = x+3 and B C = x 1 BC = x-1 and A B C = 30 ° \angle ABC = 30° , its area is 35 cm 2 35 \text{cm}^{2} . Find A B + B C AB+BC .


The answer is 24.

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1 solution

Akshat Sharda
Jul 8, 2015

We know,

Area of triangle ( A ) = 1 2 . B C . A B . sin B (A) = \frac{1}{2}.BC.AB. \sin B

Therefore,

35 = 1 2 ( x 1 ) ( x + 3 ) sin 30 ° 35=\frac{1}{2}(x-1)(x+3) \sin30°

( x 1 ) ( x + 3 ) = 35 × 2 × 2 (x-1)(x+3) = 35×2×2

x 2 + 2 x 3 = 140 x^{2}+2x-3 = 140

x 2 + 2 x 143 = 0 x^{2}+2x-143 = 0

Now , its roots are ,

x = b ± b 2 4 a c 2 a x = \frac{-b± \sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}

x = 2 ± 2 2 4 ( 1 ) ( 143 ) 2 ( 1 ) x = \frac{-2± \sqrt{2^{2}-4(1)(-143)}}{2(1)}

x = 2 ± 4 + 572 2 x = \frac{-2± \sqrt{4+572}}{2}

x = 2 ± 24 2 x = \frac{-2±24}{2}

Thus , x = 11 , 13 x = 11,-13 .

Here x = 13 x = -13 is R e j e c t e d Rejected because then the sides will be N e g a t i v e Negative .

Therefore , x = 11 x = 11 .

Thus , the B C BC and A B AB are 10 10 and 14 14 .

Sum of A B + B C AB+BC , = 10 + 14 = 24 = 10+14 = \boxed{24}

I did exactly the same as yours.

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