Half-Angle Formula and the Area of a Triangle

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Half-Angle Formula and the Area of a Triangle: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Area of Triangle, Heron's Formula for Area of Triangle, General Formula for Area of Triangle, Napier's Analogy - Tangent Rule and, Trigonometric Ratios of Half Angles of a Triangle

Important Questions on Half-Angle Formula and the Area of a Triangle

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If h is the perpendicular distance from A on BC of a triangle ABC, prove that h=asinBsinCsin(B+C).

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If the sides of a triangle ABC are in A.P., then show that cot A2,cotB2,cotC2 are also in A.P.

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[x] (b-c)cotA2+(c-a)cotB2+(a-b)cotC2=0.

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[ix]b-cbcos2A2+c-abcos2B2+a-bccos2C2=0.

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In a ABC, tanA2=56, tanB2=2037; prove that, a+c=2b.

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In a right-angled triangle ABC, right angled at A, let l be the incentre, If IB=10 units and IC=5 units, find the area of ABC.

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If x, y and z be the lengths of the perpendiculars from circum centre of a triangle ABC on the sides BC¯, CA¯ and AB¯ respectively, then show that
ax+by+cz=abc4xyz.

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If in a ABC, two sides are a=6, b=3, and cos(A-B)=45, then

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If in a ABC, two sides are a=3,b=5, and cos(A-B)=725. Then, find the value of k if length of the side c is k

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If in a ABC, two sides are a=3,b=5, and cos(A-B)=725. Find tanC2.

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If ABC is right-angled at C. Prove that : tanA2=c-bc+b.

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In a ABC, the tangent of half the difference of two angles is one-third the tangent of half the sum of the angles. Determine the ratio of the sides opposite to the angles.

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Show that in ABCbcos2C2+ccos2B2=s.

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Show that in ABC tanA2tanB2=a+b-ca+b+c.

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With the usual notations prove that area of ABC=ss-atanA2=ss-btanB2=ss-ctanC2.

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If in ABCacos2C2+ccos2A2=3b2, then prove that a, b, c are in A.P.

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Show that sinA2sinB2sinC2=2abcs forABC , where  is the area of triangle.

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In ABC, if a=18, b=24 and c=30, then find the value of tanA.

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In ABC, if a=18, b=24 and c=30, then find the value of sinA.

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In ABC, if a=18, b=24 and c=30, then find the value of , where  is area of triangle.       [Enter the value excluding units]