Right Triangle

Geometry Level 2

Given that a right triangle A B C \triangle{ABC} has a perimeter of 30 cm 30\text{cm} and an area of 30 cm 2 30\text{cm}^{2} , find the length of its hypothenuse.


The answer is 13.

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3 solutions

Mardokay Mosazghi
Aug 12, 2014

F i r s t s o l u t i o n First solution -The sides must be in a ratio of 3 , 4 , 5 3,4,5 the next Pythagorean triple is 5 , 12 , 13 5,12,13 which adds up to give 30 30 and area gives 30 30 .So the hypotenuse must be 13 c m 13cm S e c o n d s o l u t i o n Second - solution

a + b + h = 30 a + b + h = 30

a b = 60 a b = 60

a 2 + b 2 = h 2 a ^2 + b ^2 = h^ 2

Since a + b + h = 30 a + b + h = 30 as follows

a + b = 300 h a + b = 300 - h

Square both sides

( a + b ) 2 = ( 60 h ) 2 (a + b)^2 = (60 - h)^2

Expand both sides

a 2 + b 2 + 2 a b a^2 + b^2 + 2 a b = 3 0 2 + h 2 60 h 30^2 + h^2 - 60h

Combine the equation a 2 + b 2 = h 2 a^2 + b^2 = h^2 with the above equation to obtain

2 a b = 3 0 2 60 h 2 a b = 30^2 - 60 h

a *b is known to be equal to 60, hence the above equation becomes

120 = 6 0 2 60 h 120 = 60^2 - 60 h

Solve for h to obtain

h = 13 c m h = 13 cm

@Mardokay Mosazghi Is my solution ...not more easier.?

Arya Samanta - 6 years, 10 months ago

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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.

Mardokay Mosazghi - 6 years, 10 months ago

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Ya, of course I was just going to add that line...but thought it was too OBVIOUS..

Arya Samanta - 6 years, 10 months ago
Rifath Rahman
Aug 16, 2014

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

Arya Samanta
Aug 13, 2014

We infer a b = 60 ab=60 , a + b + h = 30 a+b+h=30 and a 2 + b 2 = h 2 a^2+b^2=h^2

Now taking, the 3 r d 3^{rd} equation

a 2 + b 2 + 2 a b = h 2 + 2 a b a^2+b^2+2ab=h^2+2ab

( a + b ) 2 = h 2 + 120 (a+b)^2=h^2+120 ..........[We change RHS a b = 60 ab=60 ]

( 30 h ) 2 = h 2 + 120 (30-h)^2=h^2+120 ......[first equation]

h 2 60 h + 900 = h 2 + 120 h^2-60h+900=h^2+120 ....Furthur is..

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