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21 April, 16:40

The lengths of the three altitudes of a triangle are 6x, 4x and 3x units respectively. if it's perimeter is 18 units then it's area is.

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  1. 21 April, 18:28
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    This is the concept of algebra, for us to calculate the area of the triangle we need the value of x. Therefore, we shall obtain this from the perimeter.

    P=6x+4x+3x=18

    13x=18

    x=18/13

    x=1.385

    The length of the altitudes will be:

    6x=6*1.385=8.31

    4x=4*1.385=5.54

    3x=3*1.385=4.155

    the area will be given by Heron's formual:

    Area=√[p (p-a) (p-b) (p-c) ]

    p = (a+b+2) / 2

    = (8.31+5.54+4.155) / 2

    =9.0025

    therefore:

    A=√[9.00 (9-8.31) (9-5.54) (9-4.155)

    A=104.64 sq. units
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