Find the area of a triangle whose sides are in the ratio 5 : 12 : 13 and it's perimeter is 60 cm.

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Solution

5x+12x+13x=60
30x=60
x=60÷30
x=2
5x=10
12x=24
13x=26

then you can find the area using heron's formula

that would be area 120 cm square

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