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Two sides of a triangle are 6 and 13.  What is the largest possible area of the triangle?

 May 12, 2020

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Two sides of a triangle are 6 and 13.  What is the largest possible area of the triangle?

 

The largest area of the triangle with the sides of 6 units and 13 units is 39 units squared.  indecision

 May 12, 2020
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See Dragan's answer below.....

 

 

 

cool cool cool

 May 12, 2020
edited by CPhill  May 12, 2020
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Sorry to say, but this is wrong!!

 

Semi-perimeter is 18.5

 

Should be:      A = sqrt [18.5 (12.5)(5.5)(0.5)]  = 25.21780125

 

btw, the right triangle with sides of 6 and 13 has a larger area. smiley

Dragan  May 12, 2020
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Two sides of a triangle are 6 and 13.  What is the largest possible area of the triangle?

 

The largest area of the triangle with the sides of 6 units and 13 units is 39 units squared.  indecision

Dragan May 12, 2020

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