Triangles - Area

Very Important

Area of a triangle A

- $$A$$ = $$\sqrt{s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)}$$ where s =$$\frac{\left(a+b+c\right)}{2}$$.

- $$A$$ =$$\frac{1}{2}\times\ base\times\ altitude$$

- Area of triangle with vertices (x₁,y₁),(x₂,y₂),(x₃,y₃) = $$\frac{1}{2}|x₁(y₂−y₃) + x₂(y₃−y₁) + x₃(y₁−y₂)|$$

- If x is the side of an equilateral triangle, then the

  • Altitude (h) =$$\frac{\sqrt{\ 3}}{2}x$$
  • Area =$$\frac{\sqrt{\ 3}}{4}x^2$$

- Area of an isosceles triangle =$$\frac{a}{4}\sqrt{\ 4c^2-a^2}$$ (where a, b and c are the lengths of the sides of BC, AC and AB, respectively, b = c).

Application:


In the above triangle, both the triangles $$\text{ADB}$$ and $$\text{ADC}$$ have the same height => The ratio of the areas of triangles $$\text{ADB}$$ and $$\text{ADC}$$ will be in the ratio of their bases $$\text{BD}$$ and $$\text{DC}$$ $$\dfrac{\text{Area}\left(\text{ADB}\right)}{\text{Area}\left(\text{ADC}\right)}=\dfrac{\text{BD}}{\text{DC}}$$

- $$A$$ = $$\frac{1}{2}\times\ a\times\ b\times\ \sin C$$, where C is the enclosed angle between sides a and b.

- So, for a right-angled triangle with a,b, and c as the sides, with c as the hypotenuse [Angle C = 90 degrees]

$$A$$ = $$\dfrac{1}{2}\times\ a\times\ b\times\ \sin\left(90\right)=\dfrac{abc}{4R}$$ => $$R=\dfrac{c}{2}$$

Formula Video


Question 1

If the area of a regular hexagon is equal to the area of an equilateral triangle of side 12 cm, then the length, in cm, of each side of the hexagon is

Question 2

A circle of diameter 8 inches is inscribed in a triangle ABC where $$\angle ABC = 90^\circ$$. If BC = 10 inches then the area of the triangle in square inches is

Question 3

The sides AB and CD of a trapezium ABCD are parallel, with AB being the smaller side. P is the midpoint of CD and ABPD is a parallelogram. If the difference between the areas of the parallelogram ABPD and the triangle BPC is 10 sq cm, then the area, in sq cm, of the trapezium ABCD is

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