SOLUTION: find the area of triangle whose sides are 5 cm ,12 cm & 13 cm. also find the length of the shortest altitude.
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Question 316471: find the area of triangle whose sides are 5 cm ,12 cm & 13 cm. also find the length of the shortest altitude.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use Heron's theorem,
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Then use the area of a triangle,
Smallest h would have the largest b.
Use b=13.
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