The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 90 and the lateral side is 25. Find the area of the triangle.

1. A, B, C – the vertices of the triangle. P is the perimeter. p – 1/2 of the perimeter. S – area.

2. P = AC + AB + BC = 90 units.

BC = AB, since the triangle is isosceles.

AC = 90 – 25 – 25 = 40 units.

3. Calculate the area of a triangle using Heron’s theorem:

S = √p (p – AC) (p – AB) (p – BC). p = 90: 2 = 45 units.

S = √p (p – AC) (p – AB) (p – BC) = √45 x 5 x 20 x 20 = √225 x 20 x 20 = 15 x 20 = 300 units of measurement².

Answer: S = 300 units of measure².



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