The length of the altitudes from a vertex of the parallelogram to the other two sides is 10 and 12.
If the parallelogram has a perimeter of 176, find the area.
Let x be the angle opposite to 12 and 10. Smaller side be a Larger side be b The perimeter is 2a + 2b = 176, so a + b = 88. Since Sin x = 10/a and Sin x = 12/b 12/b = 10/a 12a = 10b a = 5b/6 Thus, a + b = 88 5b/6 + b = 88 11b/6 = 88 b/6 = 8 b = 48 10 is the altitude since it's perpendicular to a base. Therfore Area = (10)(48) = 480 sq. units
A square and an equilateral triangle have the same perimeter. If the area of the triangle is 16√3 , what is the area of the square?
A triangle, a square, a pentagon, a hexagon, an octagon and a circle all have an equal perimeter, which one has the smallest area?
