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In triangle ABC, AB = AC = 10 cm. ABC=50.
(a).Find the length of BC
(b).Find the diameter of the circle.
[sin50=0.77, cos50=0.64, tan50=1.19]
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Hint: As the given triangle is an isosceles triangle, using angle sum property we can determine all the angles in the triangle. Using the trigonometric ratios we can determine the value of BC. And to determine the diameter of the circle, we need to find the circumradius using Area=abc4R, where a, b, c are sides of the triangle. Where Area can be determined using the formula, Area (ABC) =12×base×height.
Complete step by step answer:
Consider the given figure:
Since, AB = AC = 10 cm, ABCis an isosceles triangle and hence the base angles are equal.
i.e. B=C=50… (1)
Angle sum property of triangle states that the sum of interior angles of a triangle is 180.
By angle sum property, we haveA+B+C=180
A+50+50=180 [From (1)]
A+100=180
A=180100=80
The perpendicular from the vertex of an isosceles triangle to the base bisects the base.
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(a).Consider the right triangleABD:
cos50=BDAB0.64=BD10 (Sincecosθ=adj.sidehyp)
BD=6.4cm
We have, BC = BD + DC = 2×BD=2×6.4=12.8 cm
(b).From the figure, it is clear that OA = OB = OC is the circumradius ofABC.
Let A be the area ofABCand let R be the circumradius.
Let a, b, c denote the triangle’s three sides and let A denote the area of the triangle. The measure of the circumradius of the triangle is simply R =abc4A. This can be rewritten as A =abc4R
We know that A =abc4R, where a, b, c are the sides of the triangle.
FromABC,
tan50=ADBD1.19=AD6.4
AD=1.19×6.4=7.616 cm
Area (ABC) = 12×base×height
12×BC×AD
12×12.8×7.616=48.7424sq.cm
Since, A =abc4R, we have R =abc4A
10×10×12.84×48.7424=6.57cm
Thus, diameter of the circle = 2R = 2×6.57 = 13.14 cm

Note: Formula for Circumradius can be given by R =abc4rswhere R is the circumradius, r is the inradius, and a, b, and c are the respective sides of the triangle and s =(a+b+c)2is the semi perimeter. To find the area of the triangle by Heron’s formula: A =s(sa)(sb)(sc)
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