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Find values of k, if area of triangle is 4 square units whose vertices are
(i) (k, 0), (4, 0), (0, 2)
(ii) (−2, 0), (0, 4), (0, k)

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(i) If the area of a triangle with vertices (k, 0), (4, 0) and (0, 2) is 4 square units, then Δ=12k 0 14 0 10 2 1 =12 2 × k 14 1 Expanding along C2=k-4Since area is always+ve, we take its absolute value, which is given as 4 square units.( k-4 )=±4(k-4)=4 or (k-4 )=-4k-4=4 or k-4 =-4k=8 or k=0k=8, 0(ii)If the area of a triangle with vertices (-2, 0) (0, 4) and (0, k) is 4 square units, then 1 =12-2 0 1 0 4 1 0 k 1=12 -2×4 1k 1 Expanding along C1=-4-kSince area is always+ve, we take its absolute value, which is given as 4 square units.-4-k=±4-4-k=±4-4-k=4 or -4-k=-4k=4+4 or k =-4+4 k=8 or k=0

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