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The perimeter of a triangle is 64cm ,the sides are the ratio 6:5:5 , work out the area of the triangle

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the area is 192 cm^2

the sides are 20 20 24 with the base being 24

to figure out the height you have to use Pythagorean theorem of the triangle cut in half so 12^2 + b^2 = 20^2
b= 16 = height

b*h* .5= area 16* 24* .5= 192

The area of the given triangle is 192 cm² if it has 64cm of perimeter and a 6:5:5 ratio of the sides.

What is the perimeter and area of a triangle?

Consider a triangle that has three sides with measures a, b, and c.

Then,

The perimeter of a triangle = the sum of all sides i.e., (a + b + c)

and

The area of the triangle = 1/2 × b × h (b-base and h-height)

The height of a triangle can be calculated using the Pythagoras theorem.

Calculation:

Given that,

The perimeter of the triangle = 64 cm

The ratio of the sides is 6:5:5

Consider the measure of the side as x cm

Step 1: Calculating the value of x:

The sides are 6x, 5x, and 5x

Then the perimeter of the triangle = 6x + 5x + 5x

⇒ 64 = 16x

∴ x=4 cm

Step 2: Calculating the sides:

The sides are,

6x = 6 × 4

    = 24 cm

5x = 5 × 4

    = 20 cm

5x = 5 × 4

    = 20 cm

Step 3: Applying Pythagoras theorem for finding the height:

The height can be calculated from the mid-point of the base, the triangle gets divided into right-angled triangles.

The highest measure of the sides is 24. So, consider it as the base for the triangle. The triangle is shown in the figure below.

So, D is the mid-point on the base and divides the triangle into two right triangles.

Thus, we can write

[tex]c^{2}=h^2+(a/2)^2[/tex]

On substituting the values,

⇒ (20)² = h² + (12)²

⇒ h² = 400 -144

⇒ h =√256

∴ h = 16 cm

Step 4: Finding the area:

Area = 1/2 × b × h (b-base of the entire triangle)

        = 1/2 × 24 × 16

        = 192 cm²

Thus, the area of the given triangle is 192 cm².

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