Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 8 - Section 8.2 - Perimeter and Area of Polygons - Exercises - Page 372: 44b

Answer

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Work Step by Step

(8,10,12) Using Heron's formula if three sides of a triangle have length a,b,c then area A of a triangle is A = $\sqrt s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)$ where s = $\frac{a+b+c}{2}$ Lets take a=8 b=10 and c=12 s = $\frac{8+10+12}{2}$ = 15 A = $\sqrt 15(15-8)(15-10)(15-12)$ =$\sqrt 15 * 7 * 5 * 3$ =15$\sqrt 7$ $unit^{2}$ =39.686 $unit^{2}$ If a,b,c be the integer length of the sides of the triangle. If area of the triangle is also an integer than (a,b,c) is known as heron triplet. Since area is not integer i.e. 39.686 so (8,10,12) is not a heron triples.
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