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one side of an isosceles triangle whose perimeter is 42 units measures 10 units. find the area of the triangle

Sagot :

I think 76 square units. :)
Given the  equal legs with measurement of 16 units each, and base with length of 10 units, the altitude/height is computed using the Pythagorean theorem because the altitude perpendicular to the base divides the isosceles triangle into two congruent right triangles.

(Height)² = (16)² - (10/2)²  
(Height)² = 256 - 25

[tex] \sqrt{(Height) ^{2} } = \sqrt{231} [/tex]

[tex]Height = \sqrt{231} [/tex]

Area of the triangle = (bh)/2

Area = [(10)[tex] \sqrt{231} [/tex]] ÷ 2

Area = 10√231
              2

Area = 5√231

Area ≈ 5 (15.19868)

Area ≈ 75.9934

Area ≈ 76 sq. units

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