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Standard IX
Mathematics
Area of an Equilateral Triangle
If Δ is the...
Question
If
Δ
is the area of a triangle with sides of lengths a, b, c, then
A
Δ
≤
1
4
√
(
a
+
b
+
c
)
a
b
c
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B
Δ
=
1
4
√
(
a
+
b
+
c
)
a
b
c
if
a
=
b
=
c
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C
Δ
≥
1
4
√
(
a
+
b
+
c
)
a
b
c
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D
Δ
=
1
4
a
b
c
√
(
a
+
b
+
c
)
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Solution
The correct options are
A
Δ
≤
1
4
√
(
a
+
b
+
c
)
a
b
c
B
Δ
=
1
4
√
(
a
+
b
+
c
)
a
b
c
if
a
=
b
=
c
We have
a
2
≥
a
2
−
(
b
−
c
)
2
=
(
a
+
b
−
c
)
(
a
−
b
+
c
)
⇒
a
2
≥
(
2
s
−
2
c
)
(
2
s
−
2
b
)
=
4
(
s
−
b
)
(
s
−
c
)
Similarly
b
2
≥
4
(
s
−
c
)
(
s
−
a
)
c
2
≥
4
(
s
−
a
)
(
s
−
b
)
So that
a
2
b
2
c
2
≥
64
[
(
s
−
a
)
(
s
−
b
)
(
s
−
c
)
]
2
⇒
a
b
c
≥
8
(
s
−
a
)
(
s
−
b
)
(
s
−
c
)
⇒
(
a
+
b
+
c
)
(
a
b
c
)
≥
8
×
2
s
(
s
−
a
)
(
s
−
b
)
(
s
−
c
)
=
16
Δ
2
⇒
Δ
≤
1
4
√
(
a
+
b
+
c
)
a
b
c
and if
a
=
b
=
c
, the triangle is equilateral and its area is
=
1
4
√
(
a
+
b
+
c
)
a
b
c
=
1
4
√
3
a
×
a
3
=
√
3
a
2
4
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Δ
A
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A
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