The sides of a triangle are 50 cm, 78 cm and 112 cm. Find the length of the smallest
altitude.

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The sides of a triangle are 50 cm, 78 cm and 112 cm. Find the length of the smallest
altitude.

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  1. Answer:Using the formulas



    A=√s(s﹣a)(s﹣b)(s﹣c)

    s=a+b+c
    /2

    =√﹣a4+2(ab)2+2(ac)2﹣b4+2(bc)2﹣c4
    /2b

    =√﹣504+2·(50·78)2+2·(50·112)2﹣784+2·(78·112)2﹣1124
    /2·78

    ≈43.07692cm

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