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NCERT Solutions: Class 9 Maths Chapter 10 - Heron's Formula

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Q.1A traffic signal board, indicating 'SCHOOL AHEAD', is an equilateral triangle with side 'a'. Find the area of the signal board, using Heron's formula. If its perimeter is 180 cm, what will be the area of the signal board?v
Solution

For an equilateral triangle of side $a$, $s=\dfrac{3a}{2}$. By Heron's formula, area $=\sqrt{s(s-a)(s-a)(s-a)}=\sqrt{\dfrac{3a}{2}\left(\dfrac a2\right)^3}=\dfrac{\sqrt3}{4}a^2$. If the perimeter is $180$ cm, then $a=60$ cm, so area $=\dfrac{\sqrt3}{4}\times60^2=900\sqrt3\text{ cm}^2$.

Answer:

The area is $\dfrac{\sqrt3}{4}a^2$. If the perimeter is $180$ cm, the area is $900\sqrt3\text{ cm}^2$.

Q.2The triangular side walls of a flyover have been used for advertisements. The sides of the walls are 122 m, 22 m and 120 m. The advertisements yield an earning of ₹ 5000 per m² per year. A company hired one of its walls for 3 months. How much rent did it pay?v
Solution

Since $22^2+120^2=122^2$, the wall is a right triangle. Its area is $\dfrac12\times22\times120=1320\text{ m}^2$. The rate for $3$ months is $\dfrac14$ of $₹5000$, i.e. $₹1250$ per $\text{m}^2$. Therefore, rent $=1320\times1250=₹16,50,000$.

Answer:

The company paid $₹16,50,000$.

Q.3There is a slide in a park. One of its side walls has been painted in some colour with a message "KEEP THE PARK GREEN AND CLEAN". If the sides of the wall are 15 m, 11 m and 6 m, find the area painted in colour.v
Solution

Here $s=\dfrac{15+11+6}{2}=16$. Area $=\sqrt{16(16-15)(16-11)(16-6)}=\sqrt{16\times1\times5\times10}=20\sqrt2\text{ m}^2$.

Answer:

The painted area is $20\sqrt2\text{ m}^2$, approximately $28.3\text{ m}^2$.

Q.4Find the area of a triangle two sides of which are 18 cm and 10 cm and the perimeter is 42 cm.v
Solution

The third side is $42-(18+10)=14$ cm, and $s=21$ cm. Area $=\sqrt{21(21-18)(21-10)(21-14)}=\sqrt{21\times3\times11\times7}=21\sqrt{11}\text{ cm}^2$.

Answer:

$21\sqrt{11}\text{ cm}^2$, approximately $69.6\text{ cm}^2$.

Q.5Sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 12 : 17 : 25 and its perimeter is 540 cm. Find its area.v
Solution

Let the sides be $12x,17x,25x$. Then $54x=540$, so $x=10$ and the sides are $120$ cm, $170$ cm and $250$ cm. Now $s=270$ cm. Area $=\sqrt{270(150)(100)(20)}=9000\text{ cm}^2$.

Answer:

$9000\text{ cm}^2$.

Q.6An isosceles triangle has perimeter 30 cm and each of the equal sides is 12 cm. Find the area of the triangle.v
Solution

The third side is $30-12-12=6$ cm, and $s=15$ cm. Area $=\sqrt{15(15-12)(15-12)(15-6)}=\sqrt{15\times3\times3\times9}=9\sqrt{15}\text{ cm}^2$.

Answer:

$9\sqrt{15}\text{ cm}^2$, approximately $34.9\text{ cm}^2$.