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Heron's Formula

The document discusses Heron's formula for calculating the area of a triangle. It defines the key components of a triangle, including three vertices, three sides, and three angles. It then explains the different types of triangles based on sides: equilateral (all sides equal), isosceles (two sides equal), and scalene (all sides different). The document outlines Heron's formula, which calculates the area of a triangle using only the lengths of its three sides. It also notes that Heron's formula is useful when the height is unknown.

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Heron's Formula

The document discusses Heron's formula for calculating the area of a triangle. It defines the key components of a triangle, including three vertices, three sides, and three angles. It then explains the different types of triangles based on sides: equilateral (all sides equal), isosceles (two sides equal), and scalene (all sides different). The document outlines Heron's formula, which calculates the area of a triangle using only the lengths of its three sides. It also notes that Heron's formula is useful when the height is unknown.

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TOPIC : HERON’S FORMULA

GRADE : 9

TEXT BOOK : NCERT TEXT BOOK

TEACHER : PREETHI PRASAD


TRIANGLE

Triangle: A plane figure bounded by three line segments is called a triangle.


In ΔABC has
(i) three vertices, namely A, B and C.
(ii) three sides, namely AB, BC and CA.
(iii) three angles, namely ∠A, ∠B and ∠C.
TYPES OF TRIANGLE ON THE BASIS OF SIDES

(i) Equilateral triangle: A triangle having all sides equal is called an equilateral triangle.
In equilateral ΔABC,
i.e., AB = BC = CA
(ii) Isosceles triangle: A triangle having two sides equal is called an isosceles triangle.
In isosceles ΔABC,
i.e., AB = AC
(iii) Scalene triangle: A triangle in which all the sides are of different lengths is called
a scalene triangle.
In scalene ΔABC,
i.e., AB ≠ BC ≠ CA
THE PERIMETER OF A TRIANGLE

The sum of the lengths of three sides of a triangle is called its perimeter.
Let, AB = c, BC = a, CA = b
i.e., Perimeter of ΔABC, 2s = a + b + c
 AREA OF A TRIANGLE

 The measure of the surface enclosed by the boundary of the triangle is called its
area
Area of triangle = ½ x Base × Height
Area of right angled triangle = ½ x Base × Perpendicular
AREA OF A TRIANGLE (HERON’S FORMULA)

If a triangle has a, b and c as sides, then the area of a triangle by Heron’s formula =
where, s (semi-perimeter) =
Note: This formula is highly applicable in the case when we don’t have the exact idea
about height.
AREA OF EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE
AREA OF ISOSCELES TRIANGLE

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