SOLUTION: For ΔABC with three sides a, b, and c, if a=4 and b=3, then the value of c which yields max area is...

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Question 1189288: For ΔABC with three sides a, b, and c, if a=4 and b=3, then the value of c which yields max area is...
Answer by ikleyn(52817) About Me  (Show Source):
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OBVIOUSLY, the triangle with two given sides  "a"  and  "b"  has the maximum area 
when the angle between these sides is the right angle.


Then the area of such a triangle is  %281%2F2%29%2Aa%2Ab%29 = %281%2F2%29%2A4%2A3 = 2*3 = 6 square units.    


For such a right angled triangle, "c" is the hypotenuse


    c = sqrt%283%5E2+%2B+4%5E2%29 = sqrt%289+%2B+16%29 = sqrt%2825%29 = 5 units long.    ANSWER

Solved and explained.