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Triangle Area Calculation Guide

The document provides solutions to calculating the area of 10 triangles given various measurements of side lengths and angles. For each triangle, the area is calculated using the appropriate trigonometric formula and given measurements. Calculated values include angles, which are found using trigonometric functions and known measurements, and areas which are calculated using calculated angles and given side lengths.

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Triangle Area Calculation Guide

The document provides solutions to calculating the area of 10 triangles given various measurements of side lengths and angles. For each triangle, the area is calculated using the appropriate trigonometric formula and given measurements. Calculated values include angles, which are found using trigonometric functions and known measurements, and areas which are calculated using calculated angles and given side lengths.

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Area of =

SOLUTION OF TRIANGLES 3.1

1 ab sin C 2

1 Use the formula ab sin C or its equivalent to find the area 2


of a triangle.

1 bc sin A 2 1 = ac sin B 2

Task : Find the area of a triangles given in each of the following.. (1) In Diagram 1, ABC is a triangle with Solution: AB= 6 cm, AC = 9 cm and BAC = 53 .

A 6 cm 53 9 cm B
Diagram 1

Area of ABC =

1 (6)(9) sin 53 2

= 21.56 cm2

C
Find the area of ABC (2) In Diagram 2, ABC is a triangle with AC= 6 cm, BC = 5 cm and ACB = 78 .
A

6 cm B 5 cm 78 C
[ 14.67 cm ]
2

Diagram 2 Find the area of ABC. (3) In Diagram 3, ABC is a triangle with AC= 6 cm, BC = 8 cm and ACB = 120 .
B 8 cm 120 C 6 cm

Diagram 3 Find the area of ABC. (4) In Diagram 4, ABC is a triangle with AC= 6 cm, BC = 12.5 cm and the reflex angle ACB = 250 .
B 12.5 cm C 250

[ 20.78 cm ]

6 cm

Diagram 4
A

Find the area of ABC.

[ 35.24 cm ]

Solutions of Triangles

12

(5) In Diagram 5, ABC is a triangle such that AB= 12.5 cm , AC = 6 cm and ACB=80.
B 80 6 cm 12.5 cm A C

Solution: (a)

12.5 6 = sin CBA sin 80


sin CBA =

6 sin 80 12.5

= 0.4727

Diagram 5 Find (a) CBA, (b) the area of the triangle.

CBA =sin -1 (0.2727)


=28.21 (b)

CAB = 180 28.21 80


=71.79 Area of ABC=

1 (6)(12.5) sin 71.79 2


2

=35.62 cm (6) In Diagram 6, ABC is a triangle such that AB= 11 cm , AC = 15 cm and ACB=4534.

A 11cm 15 cm B 4534' C

Diagram 6

Find (a) CBA, (b) the area of the triangle.

[ (a) 76.830 (b) 69.66 cm2 ]

(7) In Diagram 7, ABC is a triangle such that AC = 7 cm, AB = 15 cm and ACB = 11530.
A 15 cm 7cm 11530' C B

Diagram 7 Find (a) CBA, (b) the area of the triangle

[ (a) 24.910 (b) 33.46 cm2 ]

Solutions of Triangles

13

(8) In Diagram 8, ABC is a triangle where AB= 15 cm, BC =11 cm and AC=8 cm.
C 8cm A 11 cm B

Solution (a)

cos B =

112 + 15 2 8 2 2(11)(15)

=0.8545

15 cm

B = 31 30

Diagram 8 Find (a) the smallest angle, (b) the area of ABC. (9) In Diagram 9, ABC is a triangle where AB= 30 cm, BC =25 cm and AC=20 cm.

(b)

Area of ABC =

1 (11)(15) sin 31 30 ' 2

= 42.86

C 20 cm A 30 cm
Diagram 9 Find (a) the largest angle, (b) the area of ABC.

25 cm B

[ (a) 82.82 (b) 248.04 cm ]

(10) In Diagram 10, ABC is a triangle where AB = 13 cm, AC = 14 cm and BC= 15 cm.
A 13cm 14 cm

15 cm

Diagram 10 Find (a) the second largest angle, (b) the area of ABC.

[ (a) 59.49 (b) 84.00 cm ]

Solutions of Triangles

14

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