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Find the area of an isosceles traingle having the base x cm and one side y cm.

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Solution

In isosceles Δ ABC,
AB= AC= y cm
BC= x cm


Draw AD BC which bisects BC at D
BD=x2AD=AB2BD2=y2x24
Area = Base×altitude2=12BC×AD
=12×x×y2x24=x2y2x24cm2


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