A triangle has altitudes of length 1 5 , 2 1 and 3 5 and area of M 3 square units.
Find the value of M .
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good approach..+1
That is a nice result sir! Did not know it, but now see how it works. I had taken the LCM 105 of 15, 21 & 35 to get the sides (a:b:c = 7:5:3) Then used Heron's formula.
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I never thought that way. But your method is far better since it is simple directly from fundamentals as it is normal with you. Congratulations.
Can you please post the solution ? Thanks.
The product of any altitude and the corresponding base is constant because it is twice the area of the triangle. For convenience, this product can be taken as 1 0 5 x as 105 is the LCM of 15, 21 and 35
Yielding an area of A = 2 1 0 5 x . . . (I)
i.e. 1 5 × b 1 = 2 1 × b 2 = 3 5 × b 3 = 1 0 5 x ⇒ ( b 1 , b 2 , b 3 ) = ( 7 x , 5 x , 3 x )
Giving semiperimeter S = ( 7 x + 5 x + 3 x ) / 2 = 1 5 x / 2
From Heron's formula A = S × ( S − 7 x ) × ( S − 5 x ) × ( S − 3 x ) = 4 1 5 3 x 2 . . . . .(II)
Equating (I) and (II) ⇒ x = 3 1 4 3 and area A = 2 4 5 3 ⇒ M = 245
Thank you. Very prompt reply.
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Let x=15, y=21 and z=35 be the altitudes, p reciprocal of x, q of y, and r of z.
Let H = 1/2 * (p + q+ r). It is well known that reciprocal of area= 4 * H ∗ ( H − p ) ∗ ( H − q ) ∗ ( H − r ) .
Putting the values, we get 245 * 3 .
So M = 245.
The approach suggested by Ujjwal Rane, is far better so I am requesting him to post his solution.