What is for 2015?

Geometry Level 3

Given that the angles of a triangle are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 7 2:3:7 with the length of the smallest side of 2015 units, find the circumradius of the triangle.


The answer is 2015.

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3 solutions

Jaya Yarlagadda
Aug 18, 2015

Angles Ratio = 2:3:7

So 2 x + 3 x + 7 x = 180 2x+3x+7x=180 and the angles are 30 , 45 , 105 30,45,105

Smallest side is always opposite to smallest angle so

Use a , b , c a,b,c sides and A , B , C A,B,C Angles a s i n A = b s i n B = c s i n C = 2 R \frac{a}{sinA}=\frac{b}{sinB}=\frac{c}{sinC}=2R side_length=2015 units

Solving for Circumradius R 2015 s i n 30 = 2 R \frac{2015}{sin30}=2R Circumradius R = 2015 \boxed{R=2015} units

Nelson Mandela
Aug 18, 2015

The sum of angles in a triangle is 180.

So, 2k+3k+7k = 180 which implies that 12k = 180 and k=15 degrees.

So, the angles are 30,45 and 105 degrees.

The shortest side is opposite to the shortest angle.

R(circumradius) = abc/4(Area). where a is the shortest side.

Where a,b, and c are side lengths.

Area is also equal to 1 2 b c s i n A \frac { 1 }{ 2 } bcsinA .

So, R = a b c 4 1 2 b c s i n A = a 2 s i n A \frac { abc }{ 4\frac { 1 }{ 2 } bcsinA } =\frac { a }{ 2sinA } which is popularly known as the sine rule.

Now, R = 2015/1 = 2015 which is the circumradius of the triangle.

Vishal S
Aug 20, 2015

Given

The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2:3:7

\Rightarrow 2x+3x+7x=180

\Rightarrow x=5

Therefore the angles are 30,45,105

We know that

a sin A \frac {a}{\sin A} = b sin B \frac {b}{\sin B} = c sin C \frac {c}{\sin C} =2R

In the above equation, a,b,c are sides of the triangle , R is circumradius

Since given the smallest side is 2015.Therefore the angle opposite to the side 2015 is 30

2015 sin 30 \frac {2015}{\sin 30} =2R

\Rightarrow R=2015

Therefore the circumradius of the triangle is 2015

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