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# Which of the following cannot be the area of the triangle?

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Which of the following cannot be the area of the triangle? [#permalink]

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14 Sep 2017, 10:43
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Which of the following cannot be the area of the triangle whose 2 sides are given as 6 & 8?
A. 0.0025
B. 8
C. 16
D. 24
E. 32

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Ps: I doubt it is official question. However, I have the answer. It was taught in my class :p

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Which of the following cannot be the area of the triangle? [#permalink]

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14 Sep 2017, 11:34
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talismaaniac wrote:
Which of the following cannot be the area of the triangle whose 2 sides are given as 6 & 8?
A. 0.0025
B. 8
C. 16
D. 24
E. 32

Cheers!!!

Ps: I doubt it is official question. However, I have the answer. It was taught in my class :p

A triangle can have any area less than or equal to its maximum possible area.
The maximum possible area of this triangle will be, if the triangle is a right angled triangle with base and height as 6 & 8
So the maximum area $$= \frac{1}{2}*6*8 = 24$$
Hence the triangle cannot have area of 32 as it is greater than 24

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Re: Which of the following cannot be the area of the triangle? [#permalink]

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14 Sep 2017, 11:37
32. The greatest area possible is 24, so anything greater than that cannot happen. As for the smallest value, i think that it approaches zero as smallest possible triangle formed with 6 and 8 is 6,8,2.00001 etc. if we keep decreasing the angle between the 6 and 8 sides the height approaches zero which means an answer like 0.0025 can happen. This is my first answer btw (be kind).

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