# Precalculus : Area of a Triangle

## Example Questions

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### Example Question #21 : Area Of A Triangle

You have a triangluar space in your backyard that you want to cover with mulch and the side lengths of the space measure 5 meters, 6 meters, and 8 meters. If a bag of mulch covers 2 square meters of ground and cost $10, how much money will you need to spend to complete the job? We will assume the sides of the triangle are designated a, b, and c based on the order presented above. Possible Answers: Correct answer: Explanation: Use Heron's formula to compute the area of the oblique triangle. where . Since the bags of mulch cover 2 meters squared, the job will require 7.5 bags. However, the store does not sell half bags so 8 are required and$80 dollars must be spent.

### Example Question #22 : Area Of A Triangle

Find the area of a triangle with sides 25 meters, 42 meters, and 23 meters.

None of these.

Explanation:

We use Heron's formula for finding the area of oblique triangles or triangles without right angles.

Heron's formula is

.

We find s by

Find s.

Input into Heron's formula:

### Example Question #23 : Area Of A Triangle

On a Cartesian plane plot a circle centered at the origin of radius . Now draw a segment from  to . Shade the area between the segment and the boundary of the circle, above the segment.

What is the area of the shaded region?

Explanation:

The shaded area is one quarter of the area of the circle, minus the area of an isosceles right triangle with legs along the radius.

The circle has radius , so the area of the circle is

The part of the circle in the first quadrant is

If we subtract the area under the line connecting  we get the correct answer.

To find this area, recognize the geometry as a triangle. The two points give you the base and height so its area is,

Therefore, the area of the region of interest is .

### Example Question #24 : Area Of A Triangle

Find the area of the shaded segment of the given circle that has a radius of 8 cm:

Explanation:

The area of a segment can be calculated with the following formula:

Finding the area of the sector is calculated as such:

To find the area of the triangle, the 120 degree isosceles can be divided into two 30 60 90 triangles:

The area for the triangle can be calculated as such:

Going back to the original formula for segment area:

### Example Question #25 : Area Of A Triangle

Find the area of the shaded segment:

Explanation:

The area of the segment can be calculated with the following equation:

The area of the sector can be found as such:

The area of the triangle can be determined easily because it is a right triangle, at 90 degrees:

Now that we have both variables needed for the formula, we can determine the area of the segment:

### Example Question #21 : Area Of A Triangle

Find the area of the shaded segment BC:

Explanation:

The area of a segment can be calculated as such:

We can find the area of the sector as such:

To find the area of the triangle, we must divide the isosceles into two right triangles with a bisector:

To determine base, we calculate:

To determine height, we calculate:

Now that we have all the needed values, we can calculate the area of the triangle:

The total segment area for BC can now be calculated:

### Example Question #27 : Area Of A Triangle

Find the area of the segment BC:

Explanation:

To solve for the area of the segment, we must first find the area of the sector and the triangle, to fulfill the given formula:

To find the area of the sector:

To find the area of the triangle, we first must divide it into two right triangles:

We can find the height of the triangle as such:

We can find the base employing a similar method:

The area of the triangle can then be calculated as such:

To find the Area of the segment, we can now subtract the triangle area from the sector area:

### Example Question #28 : Area Of A Triangle

Find the area of a quarter circle with radius 9cm.