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Find the area of an isosceles triangle whose one side is 10 cm greater than each of its equal sides and perimeter is 100 cm.

hintHint:

Let two equal sides be x cm

The correct answer is: 200√5 cm2


    It is given that one side is 10 cm greater than each of its equal sides.
    Let two equal sides be x cm
    So, third side = x + 10
    Perimeter = 100 cm.
    i.e. Sum of all sides = 100
    x + x + x + 10 = 100
    3x = 90.  ⇒ x = 30 cm
    Two equal sides = 30 cm
    Third side = 30 + 10 = 40 cm
    Using Heron’s formula,
    Area of triangle = square root of s left parenthesis s minus a right parenthesis left parenthesis s minus b right parenthesis left parenthesis s minus c right parenthesis end root where s = fraction numerator a plus b plus c over denominator 2 end fraction
    s = fraction numerator 30 plus 30 plus 40 over denominator 2 end fraction = 50
    Area of triangle = square root of 50 left parenthesis 50 minus 30 right parenthesis left parenthesis 50 minus 30 right parenthesis left parenthesis 50 minus 40 right parenthesis end root
    square root of 50 left parenthesis 20 right parenthesis left parenthesis 20 right parenthesis left parenthesis 10 right parenthesis end root
    square root of 200000
    200 square root of 5 cm squared

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