Given that a right triangle △ A B C has a perimeter of 3 0 cm and an area of 3 0 cm 2 , find the length of its hypothenuse.
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@Mardokay Mosazghi Is my solution ...not more easier.?
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nice solution but i think it is similar to my second solution, either way solution 1 i think is the most easiest.
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Ya, of course I was just going to add that line...but thought it was too OBVIOUS..
Here a+b+c=30....(1) and 1/2(a * b)=30 or a * b=60.....(2) From (1) we get a+b+c=30 or a+b=30-c or a^2+b^2+2ab=900-60c+c^2 [squaring both sides] or c^2+2*60=900-60c+c^2 [using pythagorean theorem and from (2)] or c^2-c^2+60c=900-120 or 60c=780 or c=780/60 so c=13,so hypotenuse is ,c=13
We infer a b = 6 0 , a + b + h = 3 0 and a 2 + b 2 = h 2
Now taking, the 3 r d equation
a 2 + b 2 + 2 a b = h 2 + 2 a b
( a + b ) 2 = h 2 + 1 2 0 ..........[We change RHS a b = 6 0 ]
( 3 0 − h ) 2 = h 2 + 1 2 0 ......[first equation]
h 2 − 6 0 h + 9 0 0 = h 2 + 1 2 0 ....Furthur is..
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F i r s t s o l u t i o n -The sides must be in a ratio of 3 , 4 , 5 the next Pythagorean triple is 5 , 1 2 , 1 3 which adds up to give 3 0 and area gives 3 0 .So the hypotenuse must be 1 3 c m S e c o n d − s o l u t i o n
a + b + h = 3 0
a b = 6 0
a 2 + b 2 = h 2
Since a + b + h = 3 0 as follows
a + b = 3 0 0 − h
Square both sides
( a + b ) 2 = ( 6 0 − h ) 2
Expand both sides
a 2 + b 2 + 2 a b = 3 0 2 + h 2 − 6 0 h
Combine the equation a 2 + b 2 = h 2 with the above equation to obtain
2 a b = 3 0 2 − 6 0 h
a *b is known to be equal to 60, hence the above equation becomes
1 2 0 = 6 0 2 − 6 0 h
Solve for h to obtain
h = 1 3 c m