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Standard XII
Mathematics
Area of Triangle with Coordinates of Vertices Given
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Question
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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Solution
(
i
)
If
the
area
of
a
triangle
with
vertices
(
k
,
0
)
,
(
4
,
0
)
and
(
0
,
2
)
is
4
square
units
,
then
Δ
=
1
2
k
0
1
4
0
1
0
2
1
=
1
2
2
×
k
1
4
1
Expanding
along
C
2
=
k
-
4
Since
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
)
=
-
4
⇒
k
-
4
=
4
or
k
-
4
=
-
4
⇒
k
=
8
or
k
=
0
⇒
k
=
8
,
0
(
ii
)
If
the
area
of
a
triangle
with
vertices
(
-
2
,
0
)
(
0
,
4
)
and
(
0
,
k
)
is
4
square
units
,
then
∆
1
=
1
2
-
2
0
1
0
4
1
0
k
1
=
1
2
-
2
×
4
1
k
1
Expanding
along
C
1
=
-
4
-
k
Since
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
=
-
4
⇒
k
=
4
+
4
or
k
=
-
4
+
4
⇒
k
=
8
or
k
=
0
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