Question 972120: How can i find the aera of a scalene triangle with only its perpendicular. .
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! See if you have a side or an angle.
If the perpendicular comes to a side, and you have the measure of the side's length, you can get the area.
A perpendicular with no side lengths and no angle measurements is insufficient to get a triangle's area. It could be anything. If there is a side and an angle, the Law of Cosines may apply. If there is a base, you can obtain the area directly.
The perpendicular forms a right angle with a side. Having that, there may be a use for the Pythagorean theorem, but again, you need side lengths with a scalene triangle, or you need angle sizes.
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